Friday PM

We've been sitting with our dad throughout the day. About an hour ago he all of a sudden became really red and broke out in a sweat. The nurse checked his vitals and everything was of normal range. He has been really in and out of it all day. One second he is fully awake and alert, the next he is groggy and/or asleep. Hmmmmm?? We are not sure what to think. We will keep bugging the nurses and doctors until we have answers.

Friday AM

Not much has changed from last night. He is only having to be suctioned every 4 hours instead of every two. They stick a tube through his nose down into his lung area.. it's pretty rough on him.. but, he's able to breathe a lot better afterwards. They are still working on getting him a bed on the 3rd floor where he belongs.. but, they don't have room right now. He's alert and is able to whisper to us. He is sitting up in a special chair right now and Alex is trying to get him to hold a pen. I am on a mission to find his glasses. They were misplaced by the hospital staff when he was moved into his new room. Hopefully they show up soon.

Thursday update

We arrived safe and sound this evening. Things are going pretty good here. Daddy knows who we are and can kind of sort of talk to us. His throat is very very dry from the tube and he still has a ton of fluid in his lungs. He does not like being here one bit he keeps telling us that. He wasnt very happy that we left him here the last couple of days. We are back though and things are looking up. We will have more info tomorrow. Thank you again and Good night!

We're leaving for Seattle...

We are leaving (Mary & Alex) for Seattle this morning. We'll update you all after we talk with our dad's doctors. Thanks everyone for helping us out financially and for all of the prayers. :)

Wednesday afternoon

I just called and talked with my dad's nurse. They are working on transferring him to the neurology unit (on the 3rd floor). His nurse said that he's doing "the same".. he doesn't always respond and does not always follow commands. The doctor's are still trying to figure out why he's not very responsive. He did have several more strokes (TIA's) after the initial bleed... but, his CT scans have shown no change since. Keep praying!

Wednesday update

He's officially out of the Coronary ICU. He's now on the 5th floor. He was having another CT scan when Wayne called.. but, his nurse said that he's doing good today. I'll post another update later today. :)

He's now an "acute care" patient!! :)

I just called Harborview and talked with his nurse in the CICU. She said that they are working on transferring him to acute care on another floor. There isn't a room available.. so, he's going to stay in the ICU until one opens up. The nurse said that he told her to "take it easy" when she was cleaning out his mouth this morning. She said that sometimes he'll follow an item with his eyes and sometimes he doesn't.. but, that he's showing some improvement. I called to talk with him, but he was sleeping and the nurse was surprised that I couldn't hear him snoring.. lol. :)
I'm still fighting this yucky cold.. but, would like to get back to Seattle as soon as I can. J'Ali (Alex) & I are talking about leaving tomorrow to stay with him through Sunday. I'll update again as soon as I hear more.