On Fri, 27 Jul 2007 14:20:11 -0400, Julianne Toomey-Kautz
<JulianneTK@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>Here is Susan's latest update from today 7/27/07
>
>Hi All,
> The good news is that mom is finally at the Rehab
>Hospital. Actually Kindred is what they call an
>"Acute Care Hospital" because they specialize in
>treating patients with ventilators. But mom is on the
>rehab floor and getting lots of therapy as well as
>work on weaning her from the ventilator. The
>hope/prayer/plan is to get her off the ventilator and
>then send her elsewhere for more intensive therapy to
>work on speech and her arm and leg. She can talk
>although she has some aphasia or expressive language
>problems. Right now she's a bit confused about a lot
>of things but they tell me that's normal for someone
>coming out of what she's been through and on a lot of
>medicines and not worry about it. She was able to
>swallow thick liquids yesterdays (apple sauce and
>jello) but had trouble with thin (orange juice).
>Personally, I wouldn't call OJ thin, but I guess they
>do. Of course, she's very weak still and needs a
>lot of time to heal. Today they plan to sit her in a
>cardiac chair to work on strenghthening her back and
>trunk muscles.
> Dad is still in ICU. He's walking a little with
>the walker but having trouble with ileum (sp?) which
>is gas buildup because of not moving around enough.
>They say this is common after surgery. And he's
>still getting dialysis. But the gall bladder problem
>is much better. His attitude is not great
>though...he's kind of depressed still. He got to see
>mom before she left for the rehab hospital and that
>helped because she's improved a lot since he last saw
>her. Men are lousy patients!
> Please keep the prayers coming! You're the best!
>I will answer all your emails eventually. Thanks!
>Love,
>Susan
Applauding the better news - and keeping the goodthoughts out trhere,
too! Please continue to pass 'em on to Susan.
Thanks
--
Wes Struebing
Jan. 20, 2009 - the end of an error
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