Friday, May 27 Linda was more lucid today than she has been. She texted this morning, then I called her back. She asked me to bring some things when I come to visit, including 6 oz. of hot coffee in her special coffee travel mug and a box of the frozen Stouffer’s mac-n-cheese. She had…
Month: May 2022
Linda Intubated in ICU
Sunday, May 22 When I got to the hospital this morning, I saw that Linda was moved to ICU (third floor) during the night and is intubated. She is not doing well. Aspiration pneumonia is what they told me. The only person I saw was a doctor who told me what had happened and he…
Linda’s First Week in Hospital
Wednesday, May 18 They are doing all sorts of tests–bloodwork, ECG, ultrasound, chest x-ray, nuclear scan, etc. And many specialists! So far I’ve seen a hematologist, psychiatrist, pharmacist, endocrinologist, and several internal medicine doctors. The first diagnosis was DVT in her “lower right extremity.” Upon questioning, it was discovered that she had not taken XARELTO®…
Linda Goes to Hospital
Some of you have gotten bits and pieces of the story today about Linda, but I’ll try to summarize it as best I can right now. Linda has given me permission to share with family members. First, you know that Linda had hip replacement surgery in January. Her recovery at home went very well, with…