We did get through the holidays okay - hope the same can be said for you and all of the FReepers! Especially those on the East Coast. It looks like they are about to get hit again!
I am so sorry that I have not responded sooner, my job has really ramped up with the traveling lately... I have been on the road upwards of 20 days and nights this month and unfortunately all the travel is just taking a toll on me and my ability to keep up.
Quite a bit has gone on lately - too much to really even go into - but I'll give you the gist: Dad has been in and out of the hospital due to a couple of infections (one was a UTI, what the second was called has slipped my mind at this moment but it was a small infection), and therefore his therapy really got pushed back. He lost a lot of his progress because each of those hospital stints were almost 2 weeks. To make a very long, convoluted story short, for the last couple of weeks he has been at a facility right down the road from the CORE facility (doing little bits of therapy during the day to build it back up) and is scheduled to head back to CORE next week for his final month there. All of his belongings are still there, but the interim facility was just to get him back on track and build his progress back up.
I was writing you this because I THOUGHT he would be back to CORE starting on Tuesday and just texted my mom to make sure that was the date... however, she texted back and said he was just taken to the local hospital and put into the ICU because he has had upwards of a dozen seizures today. He's sedated and they are working with his anti-seizure medication to tweak it. I will keep you posted over the next week but I would say for now, if there are birthday cards could you please have them sent to our family home?
See address note at the top.
And I apologize for not writing an update - I wait for things to "calm down" and keep hoping for a "plan" so that I can send out the most up-to-date information, but things like this (emergency room visits, seizures, fights with the insurance company about where he's going to be, etc.) seem to happen almost daily so I feel like I never have adequate information that is going to last for more than 24 hours.
My mom has been a STELLAR advocate for him and keeps pounding away at the insurance providers to extend his therapy time and not let him get lost "in the mix" but I think some days she wants to bang her head up against a wall... really, she spends 6 or 7 hours a day, almost every day, on the phone trying to play middleman between everyone and make sure he is getting the best care he possibly can. So it's a huge battle.
Have a great weekend.
Lisa
A word of encouragement for his wife Linda would be nice as well.
Thanks everyone for your continuing prayers for John and his family.
Prayers up!
Please add update on Post #654 to the title.
Thank you.
Thank you for the update. Prayers continue.
Yeez this has been a long sail.
Prayers for Arrrowhead1952
Happy Birthday.
Hang in there for your ReHab. It takes time to finally kick in and put you Back in shape,, I'm recovering from a concussion and my ReHab is finally showing it's good side.
HANG IN THERE.
Thank you Kath for doing yoeman’s work
Thanks so much for the update, Kathy.
Time to send a birthday card to our friend, Arrowhead 1952.
He fell 15 months ago—this has been such a long haul.
BTTT for John—freepmail Kathy for his home address.
Let’s give his postman a workout!!!
Lord God Jesus Christ, give, we beseech Thee, the necessary strength to Thy servant and restore his health.
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, amen.
Thanks so much for the update.
My continued prayers for Arrowhead and his family.
Oh my! So sorry to hear about these setbacks after the progress - slow that it was - he was making.
Prayer ramped up for him and for the family.
Prayers Lifted for John and His Family.
Thanks for the update. Sorry to hear John has had these setbacks, and hospital stays. I will continue with my prayers for him and his family.
Linda our Hearts are with you.He has been a best FRiend on the Canteen and we missed him when he stopped posting and knew something was wrong.We remember him everyday in prayer.Lisa I know how you feel and your just waiting for something to be stable.Thanks for the updates.((((Hugs))))
BTTT
Continued prayers and early happy birthday good wishes !
Distressing news - I know we were all hoping for an entirely different update. Prayers continuing for John and his family. Thanks for the update Lisa and Kathy!
Thank you for keeping us informed Kathy. It is much appreciated.
Pinging the Weekly Garden Thread List. Sorry to be pinging again, but I just noticed this update from Kathy last Friday on Arrowhead1952’s status. I should have included in on the weekly post. I’m not sure exactly how to link directly to the post.
Prayers up for his recovery and strength for his family, and Best wishes for his Birthday are requested. Sorry for the delay in notification.
Strong dude with a strong family.
Prayers for Arrowhead1952, family and friends.
Oh, and Happy Birthday!
Big prayers and birthday wishes for Arrowhead1952, and for his wonderful wife Linda.