by Bob Lawrence | Aug 18, 2021 | Medical Journal
This is directly from Mr. Bosco. Today was a generally good day for Jim Started with Dr telling him that the weening process was going well, and that his carbon dioxide test had a score of 29. The range for most people is between 34 -45 or so. The lower score is...
by Bob Lawrence | Aug 16, 2021 | Medical Journal
So here’s the upside of not sharing an update for 11 days, lots of good news to share!Jim has been weening off the ventilator now for the past week. He is up to 16 hours with no machine, breathing completely on his own. They are still giving him some oxygen...
by Bob Lawrence | Aug 5, 2021 | Medical Journal
Jimmy passed his swallow test today. That just means when he takes something in his mouth, it goes to the right place. First request, Gatorade Zero. Luckily Joe was en route to the hospital and Suzie was able to catch him to pick up the delicious liquid gold. Jim had...
by Bob Lawrence | Aug 4, 2021 | Medical Journal
I’m at the airport getting ready to head back to my life. Hard to leave Jim today. But it was another great day and I know I am leaving him in good care.Huge improvement today on the vent. Down to 50% O2 and his blood oxygen was consistently 97. He got to have a few...
by Bob Lawrence | Aug 3, 2021 | Medical Journal
I am writing this from Jim’s room at the RML specialty hospital, watching him rest. I flew into O’hare early Sunday morning and will be leaving Wednesday night to head back to the Twin Cities. I have intentionally written these updates as a reporter....
