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Wheels!
This has been in the works for quite a few months now, but we finally have some wheels to transport Chris!!! This is tremendously important: today, for example, Chris missed all therapy sessions because RIOSA’s contracted transport company forgot to … Continue reading
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Chapter 5
Well here we are, I suppose “Chapter 5” of this very long and painful story. Having Chris at the apartment near RIOSA has been challenging for sure, and mostly for my mom who isn’t able to escape back to work … Continue reading
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Apartment
We transferred Chris over to my folks’ nearby apartment at around 2pm this afternoon. We have a rented nursing home-style bed and a patient lift to transfer Chris in and out of the bed. Not sure how we’re going to … Continue reading
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Discharge
Just a quick update – looks like we’ll be wheeling Chris over to the apartment in San Antonio on Saturday morning. Hopefully the hospital bed and patient lift will be in place tomorrow (Friday).
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Discharge²
Some more unfortunate news, but Chris is being discharged from RIOSA next week. I was hoping he’d get into the second phase of this program, but many circumstances have again conspired against us. Not sure where we’re going next right … Continue reading
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RIOSA²
Just a quick update: my dad is still at RIOSA, different hallway from Chris. He’s making slow but steady progress. His hands still curl a bit when relaxed, but he can get them completely flat with a little effort now. … Continue reading
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One Year – Part II
A quick update on my father’s surgery (cervical discectomy and fusion) this evening. They started around 19:00 CDT, finished two hours or so later, and he’s in anesthesia recovery now waiting to transfer to the ICU (no free rooms in … Continue reading
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Back in the gym!
I spoke too soon: Chris was cleared for A. baumanii yesterday, so he’s able to go outside the room to use the therapy gym! E. Coli showed up in the results a few tests back, so he needs to clear … Continue reading
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Another weekend… stuck in the room
The latest round of tests (four or five now?) are still coming back negative for Acinetobacter baumannii. But wait! There’s now talk of a new bug cropping up in the results, though: Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Gah, you can’t make this stuff … Continue reading
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Return to RIOSA
Chris was able to return to RIOSA yesterday afternoon. He also has a new PEG tube – the folks at Methodist replaced the original one on Monday afternoon. He was really alert while he was at Methodist, probably because they … Continue reading