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Since I spend a lot of time here, I thought I'd share a bit of good news.
On Easter Sunday, my wife went to the ER by ambulance with Strep Pnuemonia. She spent the next 3 weeks in the ICU, deeply sedated, intubated and on a respirator. According to the ICU docs, she had about a 20% chance of surviving the first week.
Eight days ago she came off the respirator, two days ago she went to Medical Intermediate Care floor and tonight she is being transferred to a rehab institute. (a person sedated and immobile for 3 weeks loses all muscle tone and even loses some of the neural pathways to her extremities.- peripheral neuropathy for those of you who grok lingo) She will have to learn how to walk etc but at least she will be alive.
My hope is that in a week or so, she will be able to come home where I can torture her under the guise of physical therapy exercises.
My interaction on this site has been the only normal thing in my life - and I am grateful for the constant stimulation.
(In case you think that the tension etc. has been the cause of my surliness, think again. I'm naturally surly.
But I have learned that life is too short to lie, even a little.)
On Easter Sunday, my wife went to the ER by ambulance with Strep Pnuemonia. She spent the next 3 weeks in the ICU, deeply sedated, intubated and on a respirator. According to the ICU docs, she had about a 20% chance of surviving the first week.
Eight days ago she came off the respirator, two days ago she went to Medical Intermediate Care floor and tonight she is being transferred to a rehab institute. (a person sedated and immobile for 3 weeks loses all muscle tone and even loses some of the neural pathways to her extremities.- peripheral neuropathy for those of you who grok lingo) She will have to learn how to walk etc but at least she will be alive.
My hope is that in a week or so, she will be able to come home where I can torture her under the guise of physical therapy exercises.
My interaction on this site has been the only normal thing in my life - and I am grateful for the constant stimulation.
(In case you think that the tension etc. has been the cause of my surliness, think again. I'm naturally surly.
But I have learned that life is too short to lie, even a little.)
