by Bob Lawrence | Jul 19, 2021 | Medical Journal
Jim got an ambulance ride back to Chicago Saturday and is at Rush in the ICU. So much easier for Jim’s dad and Suzie and Clara to be with Jim now. Visiting is still restricted as he is in ICU, but this is just another stopover for a week or two. We all want to...
by Bob Lawrence | Jul 17, 2021 | Medical Journal
Jim had a new trach put in yesterday. All went well. He was weened off oxygen throughout the day and kept his pulse oxygen level good the whole time.The plan is that within a week he will be transferring to the ICU at Rush hospital in Chicago. After a little more...
by Bob Lawrence | Jul 14, 2021 | Medical Journal
Update from the last 2 days.Each day has been more of the same. Sleep is tough at night. Still trying to dial in the trach and continue to cough up the the particles he took in from the lake. The current plan is that Jim is going to get a new, larger trach on...
by Bob Lawrence | Jul 12, 2021 | Medical Journal
Lots of activity today. Jim didn’t have a great nights sleep. The vent being on caused more of the crap to loosen in his lungs, which ultimately is the goal, but makes for a rough nights sleep.After OT this morning, the nurses used the hoyer lift to get him out of bed...
by Bob Lawrence | Jul 12, 2021 | Medical Journal
Jim is continuing to have progress everyday. He is one of the few patients in the NICU (Neuro ICU) that is able to talk. His nurses are appreciative of that…most of the time. The trach that went in on Friday is doing its job. The combination of not being able to use...
by Bob Lawrence | Jul 11, 2021 | Medical Journal
Saturday was another busy day for Jim. First full day with his new trach which is less invasive than the vent and makes communication much easier. Consultation with the physicians. A session with respiratory therapy cleaning out the lungs of debris collected at the...
