Hi everyone. We just got back to the hotel after a better day at the Mayo. Mom's hallucinations stopped and she seemed to be a lot better today. She walked the halls today, but on one of her laps she got winded and had to stop and get a nebulizer treatment. She had a difficult time breathing so another chest xray was taken and they found a little fluid in her lungs. She is being constantly monitored and it doesn't appear to be a serious problem.
Mom's surgeon, Dr. Chow, informed us today that she will not be able to leave on the 28th. She has a catheter and a kidney drain that cannot be removed until the 28th. There is still some leaking from the drain that they are hoping will go away within the next 10 days. If not, they will be doing other procedures to stop the leaking. We are hoping for everything to fall into place within the next few days.
On the positive side, it looks like mom will be discharged tomorrow and sent to an assisted living facility not far from the hospital. She will receive special attention there for the next few days. It's not a hospital but she will be in a relaxed environment complete with nursing care. This should help her with her recovery. Even through all of this, mom is in good spirits and still putting smiles on everyones faces. She is truly an angel.
Unfortunately, I will be leaving Minnesota tomorrow night to meet my family in Las Vegas as my son Baron is starting college at UNLV on Monday. We will be setting him up in his dorm and making sure that he is settled in. I will return to Minnesota on Monday evening. It will be tough leaving mom but she is in great hands with Uncle Ed, brother Gerald and friend Dorothy. I will be getting updates from Gerald and posting them daily. We really appreciate your support and the emails and comments really help mom's recovery.
Again, your thoughts and prayers and really appreciated. Mom told me again to thank all of you, and she said that she cannot wait to get back home to see all of you. We cannot wait either. Mahalo for everything. Take care and God bless.
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Hi, Jessie, Mel, et al,
ReplyDeleteGlad for the good report. Please do not rush to have Mom come home. A young relative had treatment in CA and returned to HI too soon. Please, please have her tendered there until she is fully well and all vitals are good, etc. We will keep praying for healing and well being for you all as you minister to her and keep her spirits up. We love you and know you are in God's hands. Dorothy, if you know someone who does annointment of oil, please see to it. Read James. You all take care.
Hello, Jesse, Janice here on Kauai. Thinking of you and checking up on your site. Guess Mel won't be back til Monday but that's ok. I can still write you. I'm getting ready for a garage sale tomorrow. I get to go to Washington DC Sept. 23 with Dr. Carolan and gang for "A President from Hawaii" to represent HI at the National Book Festival at the national mall. It got picked as the book to represent HI. They will be our headliners Oct. 24 at Kukui Grove. Mel will be our Celebrity Reader also. He always replies ASAP when the call goes out. He does his magic tricks and is a good reader. Keep well and I'll check in again.
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