I forgot to include a medical update in this morning's post.
Dad's fever is down, so it looks like the pneumonia and UTI will be defeated. They are weaning him off of the ventilator. Now he spends all day breathing on his own, and nights with the ventilator support, and he's doing great during the day -- no problems. His vital signs are great except for the excitability of his heart. They do physical therapy with him every day, and yesterday they had him sitting up on the edge of the bed with his legs dangling down.
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Hi Deborah and Dick,
Thanks for the updates! I bet that's a BIG load off you back. Our prayers are being heard and answered!!! AWESOME NEWS! Laura & Jonny. :)
Wow – what a difference a day makes. Dick sounds so much better and I imagine that being able to communicate has a lot to do with it. The fact that he wants to get up is really good news. If he is wanting to move more rather than less bodes well for his long term progress. GO DICK……….
I agree completely with Bearly’s comments about keeping track of medications. I found that while my Mom was in ICU things went pretty smoothly. The staffing was sufficient and the continuous monitoring helps the nurses to take care the patients’ physical needs.
She was at Kaiser Oakland and I did find that once she was moved the regular area that her care really suffered. The nurses were so overworked and there was just not enough time for the staff to do all that they needed to do. During one 8 day stay after back surgery I brought my yoga mat and slept at the hospital. With the pain medication that they give Dick it will be difficult for him to track his own medications. I caught more than one error –
My mom was not as ‘with it’ as Dick is and was very reluctant to ask for help,it should be much easier for Dick to get the treatment he needs.
Everybody has horror stories about medical mistakes which is why it is so important that an ill person has somebody like you to look after them. Good job, Debbie, and thank-you.
Kathy & Tom
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