[elky] Re: Wed through Sunday with Mom
- From: Robert Adams <elcam84@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 6 Jun 2011 17:57:37 -0500
Rough. Hope she stabilizes and recovers. As for the
helicopter ride. They have a deal here you can join for $50 a year and you
get a free flight if you need it.
Been rough here too. Had to put Piglet to sleep
the other day. She had a cancer lump on her shoulder that was getting really
nasty and she wasn't herself anymore and it wouldn';t have helped to take
her in when it first started as it would still been 5K+ to do anything about
it including radiation. So not the same with her gone. I buried her in the
middle of a group of 4 trees that we are going to hang hammocs from. She
will be right there with us where she would want to be.
Oh and the current temp here is 106.2
http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstation/WXDailyHistory.asp?ID=KTXAZLE5
Been working outside the last few weeks and getting heat
exhaustion every day. Nothing you can do about it. Can't drink enough water
etc.
Robert Adams
On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 4:47 AM, John Christensen <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I went to Waterloo, IA to be with Mom for her surgery on the Corroded
> artery Wednesday afternoon. Her surgery was about noon Thursday.
>
> Mom came home for a few hours on Friday after her surgery, only to head
> back to Allen in Waterloo, because she was fading very fast, and we knew
> something was wrong (She shouldn't have been discharged IMHO). They got her
> back to the hospital, and knew they were over their heads with it, so they
> sent her to Iowa City right away.
>
> Mom was surprised to find out where she was when she woke up, and that she
> had gotten a helicopter ride from Waterloo. Steady improvement all day
> Saturday. I can't say enough about how great this hospital is. (Iowa City
> University Hospital) MRI shows only mini strokes from an earlier time. They
> don't think from this event. With her corroded blockage at 95%, the new
> found blood rushing in to her brain was temporarily profuse, and it created
> a lot of pressure that her brain was just not used to. The doctor said it
> like this .... If you jog the same path all the time, and you come to a
> fountain for a drink, and it just barely bubbles up, you know you have to
> get real close to it. One day, someone fixes it, but doesn't tell you, you
> go for a drink and get sprayed all over. That's what happened to her brain
> for a short time, and caused trouble. Again, she shouldn't have been at
> home, in my opinion, when this happened.
>
> Mom was much better Saturday evening. Sitting up, Getting herself in
> position in bed. Conversation in general was much improved. She was able to
> get herself to the bathroom with the walker quite easily. They will be
> evaluating her with the Physical Therapists tomorrow to see if she is able
> to go home, but that will probably be Monday I left for for Saint Charles
> on Sunday afternoon, once I knew she was stable. Brother Dave was able to
> take her back up to Waterloo, and has taken some time off. Big thanks there.
>
> So I have been out of the loop. Great pics Ray. I am back to work though
> Thursday and have a get away in the city planned with Cindy for 4 days, but
> we'll see what plays out. I am just hoping Mom stabilizes at home. Brother
> Dave is a Doctor of Pharmacy, and she could not be in better hands. The
> biggest problem is that Mom is pretty much the care giver for Dick, who is
> diabetic, and now legally blind. So the two of them may be forced to leave
> home without having home health care of some kind. Jim Dos and I tried to
> make connections, but never met in person. We talked a few times though.
> Thanks for the support Jim & Barb.
>
> Sorry for all the Drama, but I know most on the list have helped with
> prayer in the past, and I thank you all for that. Plus ..... we need it!
> Thanks,
> JC
> ---
> John Christensen
> 1984 El Camino "Elkenstein" 350 TBI
> NECOA #042 http://www.myelcamino.net
> Saint Charles, IL
> ---
> John Christensen
> 1984 El Camino "Elkenstein" 350 TBI
> NECOA #042 http://www.myelcamino.net
> Saint Charles, IL
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