Month: December 2017

It was 28 degrees, sunny, and breezy when I took Colin out at 7:45.

Frances and Al stopped in to see Bob yesterday afternoon. He nodded yes and no to questions. When Frances told him I was in Sparta with 8″ of snow she said his eyes got wide. Don’t know if he was reacting to the snow, the snow totals, or what.
Last night his nurse called. He had become agitated and pulled out one of his main lines. They caught it in time with no damage but he is back to being restrained. In a way that is good news because we are somewhat back to where we were before this last event.

It was 22 degrees and windy when I took Colin out at 8am.

The nurse said Bob was the same this morning with no significant changes one way or the other.

It was 27 and snowing when I let Colin out at 8am.Looks like we’ve had roughly 6 to 8 inches so far with more falling today.

I actually talked with Dr. Lee this morning. He was in the unit when I called to check on Bob. The MRI and CT showed Bob had some mini strokes but Dr. Lee said not to be concerned. He is waking up, following commands, and wording yes and no answers.

It was 30 degrees and calm with light snow when I took Colin out at 7:40.
Dr. Lee called yesterday afternoon to let me know Bob was responding to commands but is very weak. This morning he is moving the breathing tube from his mouth to his neck.

Last night I had a call from a nurse letting me know he was going for an MRI at some point during the night and wanted some background history, etc.

And, again, thanks to all of Bob’s readers for the wonderful support. Rick, thanks again, for getting the web site updated.

It was 30 degrees, cloudy, and windy when I took Colin out at 7:30.

I called late yesterday afternoon and again this morning to check on Bob. He is about the same. Last night he squeezed the nurses hand. This morning, so far he has not. They may take him for CT later today.

It was 45 degrees, cloudy, and windy when Al took Colin at 7:30.

The hospital called me at 10:30pm Sunday night. Bob had coded and was back in ICU. I called Frances and Al, dressed, and headed for Winston. They were there and had been back to see him when he arrived at 11:50. We stayed at the hospital until 3am. They were starting him on a chilling protocol where they lower his body temperature for 24 hours and keep him heavily sedated to protect his brain function and other organs while he recovered. At this point we only knew he blood pressure had dropped and caused the event.

We went home to Frances and Al’s where we all dozed in recliners fully dressed just in case we got “the call”. At daybreak Al headed up here to take care of Colin and home front. I called to check on Bob. He was “stable” so we spent the morning resting. Dr. Lee called to let me know he had aspirated on the junk in his lungs which cause the crash not the heart.

We ran errands and had lunch then back to the house to rest and let Frances handle some stuff she needed to do via phone. We went out for a quick dinner then I called to check on Bob. He was still heavily sedated and “stable”.

This morning I called the hospital at 6am. They were warming him back up and would be trying to bring him slowly out of the sedation today. I headed back up here around 7am and Frances headed to work.

I will get things done here today then go back down to Winston this afternoon to stop at the hospital to check on things and to be in Winston just in case things go south again. Al will remain here taking care of the home front.

It was 42 degrees and windy when I took Colin out at 7:45.

Once again, not much of an update. I did spend about an hour and half with him yesterday afternoon.

It was 43 degrees, cloudy, and calm when I had Colin out at 7:45.

I did not go down to see Bob yesterday but I did talk with his nurse. She said he had been talking to them most of the morning and he was asking for me. She let me talk to him briefly on the phone. I told him I was taking the day off and ask him how he was feeling. He answered that it was okay I did not come down and said he was feeling okay.