by Bob Lawrence | Sep 14, 2021 | Medical Journal
Yesterday and today have been great days for Jim. Yesterday I worked with Jim on some arm and wrist movements. His left arm is significantly stronger and responds better. Any of his movements require concentration. He has to think about little arm movements that the...
by Bob Lawrence | Sep 13, 2021 | Medical Journal
Good morning!Got to RML yesterday afternoon. Gave Jim a shave and helped the nurse with a bath and hair wash. He looks like a million bucks.Turns out Jim never had MRSA. That’s good. He had some sort of infection but he has overcome whatever it was. He did have to go...
by Bob Lawrence | Aug 31, 2021 | Medical Journal
This is a roller coaster and some downs are to be expected.The wound on Jim’s backside was surgically cleaned last week and they put a wound vacuum on. Over the last couple of days Jim has been a bit lethargic. In fact he has developed MRSA in the wound, which...
by Bob Lawrence | Aug 24, 2021 | Medical Journal
Stacey and I are at Marquette in Milwaukee moving our son Bobby. Thirty two years ago I met this kid from Chicago that would become my best friend and partner in many adventures. This latest adventure Jim decided to undertake without consulting me first, a deviation...
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...
