On Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:53:09 -0400, Julianne Toomey-Kautz
<JulianneTK@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>Hi all,
> I have kind of a mixed re****t tonight. Dad is not
>doing real well although he's better tonight than last
>night. He was having major breathing problems and
>they were afraid they might have to put him back on
>the ventilator. He pitched a fit and said he'd rather
>die. Took me a while to convince him to let them do
>whatever was necessary to keep alive, but he's
>convinced now. Thank God they didn't have to used the
>vent -- they used a Bipap mask (looks like a
>deep-sea diver thing and pushes oxygen into the
>lungs...not comfy either but preferable to a tube down
>your throat). Today the numbers are better and
>they're going to do another hide-a-scan tomorrow to
>check out the gall bladder which is probably at the
>root of the problem (that infection causing gas
>pressing on the diaphragm pressing on the lungs). Or
>so they say. Anyway, please pray he doesn't have to
>go back on the ventilator because he's adamantly
>opposed to it.
> The good news is that mom is doing great at
>rehab. She went four hours on CPAP today (breathing
>on her own) and is communicating more and doing her
>foot exercises independently (moving the foot herself
>without me moving it for her). She's moving her hand
>more too. I told my dad that if she could fight
>through what she's been through, he could fight
>through his situation, too.
> The prayers ARE working. Thanks!
>Susan
Continuing in strength for Dad's improvement, and healingthoughts
still out there for Mom!
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