[elky] Re: Wed through Sunday with Mom
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From: John Christensen <johncgg@xxxxxxxxx>
To: elky <elky@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Mon, Jun 6, 2011 3:53 pm
Subject: [elky] Re: Wed through Sunday with Mom
Sorry to hear about that Robert. Axel, our Tonkinese, is about 16 or 18 now.
His days are numbered, but he seems OK for now.
Just talked to brother Dave, and Mom is resting at home now. Probably will have
to do something for Sleep Apnea though. She just doesn't breathe well when
sleeping. At least she is still here!
JC
On Mon, Jun 6, 2011 at 5:57 PM, Robert Adams <elcam84@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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
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John Christensen
1984 El Camino "Elkenstein" 350 TBI
NECOA #042 http://www.myelcamino.net
Saint Charles, IL
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John Christensen
1984 El Camino "Elkenstein" 350 TBI
NECOA #042 http://www.myelcamino.net
Saint Charles, IL
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