by Ty Davison | Nov 8, 2005 | News & Commentary
Dad had another stable night; doctors are pleased with the progress he’s making. He ran a bit of a temp (100) last night, but they gave him some Tylenol and it came back down. Cultures aren’t back from the lab yet so we don’t know if it’s a...
by Ty Davison | Nov 7, 2005 | News & Commentary
Doctors are thus far pleased with Dad’s progress. He’s moving incrementally toward health, with all major body systems continuing very slow improvement. Despite remaining critically ill, he’s yet to encounter any setbacks. We are thankful....
by Ty Davison | Nov 6, 2005 | News & Commentary
Dad had another stable day. His potassium and creatinine levels are both better than yesterday and he’s producing urine, indicating that his kidney function is improving. They gave him a beta blocker to lower his heart rate (out of the 110 range) down into the...
by Ty Davison | Nov 5, 2005 | News & Commentary
I spoke with Dad’s nurse, Heather, this morning at 10:45 AM. Dad’s early numbers on kidney function (specifically potassium and creatinine) are slightly improved over yesterday. That means his kidneys are working, and working marginally better than the day...
by Ty Davison | Nov 4, 2005 | News & Commentary
This afternoon we spoke with a doctor from the surgical team and a cardiology resident who is consulting on Dad’s care. Both said reasonably hopeful things, to the point where we’re willing to consider this another “good” day. (Yesterday was a...
