The road between our home on the Monterey Bay and UCSF is one that has become quite familiar.  At least driving on Highways 17 and 280 are an extremely scenic drive!!

Irene had a rough night with nausea “manifesting” itself around 1.30 a.m.  We were up throughout the night .... Irene’s fever was north of 101 and she woke up this morning with breathing difficulty and discomfort in her right lung area ....

Needless to say, we called UCSF and scheduled a separate appointment with the primary medical team before the vascular surgery testing scheduled for 1 p.m.  A blood test and X-Ray were done immediately upon arrival.  The good news: the fever broke and she doesn’t have pneumonia as suspected by the medical team; the bad news: Irene does have bronchitis and will be on antibiotics.

The vein mapping was completed as scheduled.

We return on Monday, December 17, to review the amyloid blood test results with Dr. Damon.

Our drive to UCSF is one of familiarity but certainly not one that we look forward to.  What we look forward to is the day that UCSF road trips are not part of the journey at all .... hoping, instead, that Irene is on the “road to recovery”.  Now, that is what I would call a scenic drive!

Caminando con Fé

Dave