Jim’s Medical Journal

Jim’s not feeling up to having a zoom today. I’ll put an update a little later.

It was great to see all those that were able to join the zoom call this past Sunday. I will confirm with Jimmy that he is available this coming Sunday and we will do it again. Jim moved rooms again at RML. No longer in their version of ICU. Positive that Jim does not...

Zoom meeting with Jim scheduled for Sunday’s at 3:30 pm Central Time. Look forward to seeing you all. Bob Lawrence is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

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...

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...

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 was...

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...

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...

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 while he...