Last night, while I was in the waiting room waiting my turn to see mom, I didn’t feel good so Lenny drove me home. Surprise! Stomach virus!! YUCK! So I have been in bed since 8:20 p.m. Friday night. Brother! It is now mid-afternoon and I am feeling much better—thank the Lord, but I am still in my PJs in bed with our 2 puppies, Brutus and Toby, to keep me warm. Lenny went to be with the Granelli family today for the holiday, which as it turns out, is a blessing in disguise because I don’t have to worry about anything other than lying in bed and recuperating.
Enough of my tales of woe!! Hahaha!!! I called the hospital this morning to see how mom did throughout the night and they reported that she had a good night and was in stable condition. They said they have the results of the 2nd CAT Scan and that the doctor will call to read the results. Claudia, Dad and Anthony went to see mom this morning at 11:00. Mom has a urinary tract infection and the organism’s name is klebsiella. Her sputum has a 3+ white blood cell count which means that there is probably an infection but the type hasn’t been identified as of yet so name for it. Her white blood cell count is already coming down which is good. Her blood looks good. She is on vancamiacin and it appears that her infections are beginning to clear up. She was originally admitted for pneumothorax respiratory failure (a collapsed lung). She had the CAT Scan and they said the results are in but only the doctor or neurologist can tell us the results. Hard to meet up with them today because of the holiday. If we don’t meet up with them today, or hear from them, then we can call their service tomorrow and ask them to call us or else we will have results definitely on Monday. The nurses told us to wash our hands both when we arrive to see mom and again when we leave her, and that, if we touch her skin, we have to wear gloves (so we don’t spread the infection).
Anthony, Con and Dad went to see mom at 4:00. They saw the doctor who said that her CAT Scan is still the same as it was back in October (which is a good thing). No new bleeds. It appears that the urinary tract infection (as of the latest lab results) is cleared up except for some microscopic blood in the urine (which could be from the cysts on her kidneys). She opened her eyes for about a minute when they asked her to open her eyes---it didn't look like she saw them but she did tilt her head in their direction as they spoke to her. Her chest tube is working well and her lung is doing well. She yawned a few times and they said she looks alot better then yesterday---her whole expression looked better to them. Dad said that the doctor stressed again that the trauma mom went through was alot and took alot out of her physically so expect her to be very tired for a while longer. The doctor feels that mom is just sleeping alot right now (to heal) and nothing else (as per dad).
This evening, Claudia and Dad went back to see mom at 8:00. Last night, Claudia read mom "The Night Before Christmas" and also sang to mom as well. Claudia said mom had her eyes open quite a bit tonight. She coughed alot and was actually swallowing tonight which is good. Once, she even looked to the left as if to find Claudia. They talked and sang alot to her the whole time while playing music on her IPOD. Mom has a lump on her left arm that looked alot like what happens after having a shot. Claudia told the nurse to have the doctor check it out. Nothing to be worried about. Claudia felt that mom was much more connected and present tonight.
"Let us love one another, for love comes from God." 1 john 4:7
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