Pat's contact information...

Letters and calls would be appreciated...

Patrick O'Lynch- Room # 1198
c/o Mercer Island Care Center
7445 Southeast 24th St.
Mercer Island, WA 98040

(206) 230-6998- his direct number

Megan, J'Ali, and I all plan to be there with him this weekend. We'll post updates when we get home (unless we can find a laptop to take with us).

He is FINALLY being transferred...

After a long wait... our dad has finally been accepted into a rehab facility. This afternoon he is being moved to the Mercer Island Care Center. It's still too far away from home in my opinion.. but, hopefully we'll be able to transfer him closer to home soon. I don't have a direct phone number or room number for him yet. I will post that info as soon as I have it. :)

Happy Birthday!!

Today is our dad's 60th birthday. If you have a moment please call him and let him know you're thinking about him. 206-744-6574 (his direct #). He's still at Harborview unfortunately.. we're still working hard to find a place that will take him. My mom and grandma contacted Avalon (in Pasco-where my Aunt Betsy lives) this morning.. and they are going to consider him again. Insurance doesn't want to pay for him to stay in the hospital any longer.. so, the insurance company is working with the social worker at Harborview to find a place for him. I will post more info as soon as I know more. :)

yes... April 23rd is his 60th birthday. He will still be at Harborview at this point by himself. Please if your that way... stop by and visit. If you have any ideas as to what we could do long distance... please let us know. My email address is jaliolynch@email.com. Thank you

Wednesday...

... is my dad's 60th birthday!! :)

Weekend update

Our dad is still in Seattle. We haven't been able to find a rehabilitation facility here locally that will take him. We should hear back from the places in Sunnyside and Grandview tomorrow morning. I added him to the waiting list at Canyon Lakes (he's #3)... so, if he gets into a facility that is not in the Tri-Cities.. hopefully we'll be able to transfer him to Canyon Lakes soon after (that's my plan for now anyway).
J'Ali and I (Mary) will not be in Seattle with him for at least the next couple days. My kids need me at home (I also have a couple medical problems of my own to take care of) and J'Ali is moving back to the Tri-Cities from Spokane so that she can be closer to our dad. Hopefully he'll be transferred very soon because he's all by himself for now. If you happen to be in the Seattle area this week please stop by.. I'm sure that he's getting lonely. :(

Thursday update

Our dad is doing a bit better today. He's now on a regular diet and is eating a wide variety of foods (low salt and sugar of course). He had a tough time holding down food yesterday... but, has done quite a bit better today. His white blood cell count is gradually coming down and the doctor's are working on locating the cause. He had a CT of his belly area and the doctor's did not find any infection. They had him scheduled for another scan for today.
He is a bit confused and unclear of why he is in the hospital (his response keeps changing when we ask him why he is in the hospital). I think once he's out of the hospital and is able to sleep better he'll improve a lot more. We're still working on finding a rehab facility here locally that will accept him. A few of the local places are full and others have turned him down (because he's too much for them in his current condition). The social worker at Harborview is working with a place in Grandview and another in Sunnyside.. if they don't work out.. I'm assuming we'll start looking in the Spokane area. Anyway, he's still got a long road of recovery ahead of him. Cards (and letters) to him would be greatly appreciated. I will post an update when we know when/where he will be transferred to (visitors would be wonderful!). Thanks for all of your continued thoughts and prayers! :)