Ice Iowa Update
Sorry that it's been a few days since I posted any updates on Dad. I guess the bottom line is that he's about the same.
We had some significantly positive days last week but then some significantly poor days on the weekend. He can open his eyes now and appears to see at various times. However, he can be fairly non-responsive at times as well.
He was scheduled to have a new feeding peg tube installed today that will mean that he no longer needs the nasal gastric tube that has to be uncomfortable. He had a PICC line installed yesterday which means that his IV will be less irritating for him. He is being scheduled for a swallow study to see if he can eat on his own and some additional lab work.
His new hospital seems so much better from a care perspective. The nursing staff says 'hi' to you when you come in and Dad seems to be receiving better support. He can be in this hospital until August 2nd so that gives us a bit of time to better understand his prognosis and to continue to line up rehab facilities here in Illinois.
We still seem to be having a struggle catching up with the doctors. Someone described this as you are told a four to six hour window that the doctor will be at the hospital and the doctor will surely come two hours outside of that window. It's a bit frustrating but I'm sure Brent is sharpening his tracking skills from this experience. We just want an update on Dad and the nursing staff can't provide that to us.
We will return tomorrow with Sasha and Baba to visit again. We continue to pray for Ice Iowa. It's hard to know what to pray for at times but we end up praying that he'll receive the best care possible and that God's will is done whatever that will is.
We had some significantly positive days last week but then some significantly poor days on the weekend. He can open his eyes now and appears to see at various times. However, he can be fairly non-responsive at times as well.
He was scheduled to have a new feeding peg tube installed today that will mean that he no longer needs the nasal gastric tube that has to be uncomfortable. He had a PICC line installed yesterday which means that his IV will be less irritating for him. He is being scheduled for a swallow study to see if he can eat on his own and some additional lab work.
His new hospital seems so much better from a care perspective. The nursing staff says 'hi' to you when you come in and Dad seems to be receiving better support. He can be in this hospital until August 2nd so that gives us a bit of time to better understand his prognosis and to continue to line up rehab facilities here in Illinois.
We still seem to be having a struggle catching up with the doctors. Someone described this as you are told a four to six hour window that the doctor will be at the hospital and the doctor will surely come two hours outside of that window. It's a bit frustrating but I'm sure Brent is sharpening his tracking skills from this experience. We just want an update on Dad and the nursing staff can't provide that to us.
We will return tomorrow with Sasha and Baba to visit again. We continue to pray for Ice Iowa. It's hard to know what to pray for at times but we end up praying that he'll receive the best care possible and that God's will is done whatever that will is.
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