Do Me a Solid

Rowdy has progressed to a low-residue diet. With each meal, he is able to eat faster and get more in. Last night, he ate all of his hamburger, couscous and the chicken noodle soup. No one in their right mind would eat those carrots! He hasn't had any abdominal pain or nausea with it. Unfortunately, we're still waiting for everything to get to the end of his digestive tract. If he can't get real food to go all the way through, then he can't keep eating real food.

If you're wondering what a "low-residue diet" is, it's basically anything without much fiber. Our kids pretty much just eat a low-residue diet. (Which drives me bananas, but that's another subject entirely.) Some vegetables are allowed (including lettuce--go figure), some fruits. He had bacon and sausage and a bagel for breakfast yesterday.



Rowdy has a reputation around 2 North for being that guy who walks the halls alot. One woman called out from her room, "You're my inspiration!" I brought him a five-pound weight, and he'll go on his morning walks with the weight in hand, doing upper body exercises. As you can see from the pictures, he still has his cheerful smile. He is getting to the end of his rope as far as being stuck inside, though. I'm really impressed with how much patience he is demonstrating for this drawn-out process.