Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Update #5

Mom and I went over to Good Sam. this morning to see Dad (yes I drove there without getting lost!) He was doing much better than he was last night. He didn't seem to be confused and knew where he was and who we were. The nurse updated us on what they were doing next. He had a CT Scan last night on his head and everything looked good - no sign of a stroke (although the Dr. did say he could have small ones that cause the confusion at times). The nurse drew blood to fill about 20 viles (I'm not kidding) to run all kinds of tests that were ordered.
Nick Coleman came by to visit Dad. He is such a great friend to them. While we were there Dr. Gottlieb came in to tell us what he thinks. He is optimistic about his recovery! That's the best news we've had in days! There will definitely be damage to the foot and some removal of toes more than likely but they are trying a procedure tonight called hyperbaric oxygen therapy. It's something to do with increased oxygen to the wound which helps it heal. Theye took him off heparin and his antibiotics which we were very surprised about. We've put our trust in this Dr. now and we'll see where it takes us. Mom and I stayed a couple of hours and then came back home. I'm spending the afternoon at Shara's to play with Abby. Mom, Jeanie and Nyla will go back over this evening to see Dad and then pick up Melanie from the airport!
Mom keeping everyone informed
Dad "negotiating" with Jeanie to come home last night!
Dad, Nyla and Shara
Dad's foot as of last night - Can you believe it?
A look at his "good" leg and "bad" leg!

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1 comment:

The Valentine Fam said...

I heard about his negotiating skills! To funny! I'm glad that he has a dr. who might know what to do. It's nice to have a positive day. Love ya.