Praise God! Dad came home to our house in Seattle at 6 PM Saturday. He has been in the hospital since July 18. He missed the kids and Michelle by about 24 hours as they left Friday for Missouri to visit Michelle folks, her brothers’ families and my sister Cynthia’s family. We all went up […]

Dad is back on the rehab floor now. He actually returned on Saturday but had limited mobility until Tuesday because of back pain. He did great today in his physical therapy so it looks like adjustments made to pain medicines are working. He is substantially weaker than he was a week ago at this time […]

The procedure to insert a filter into Dad to prevent large blood clots from going to his lungs was successful. The oncologists have recommended that he be transferred back to the rehab unit. The paperwork and evaluations couldn’t be completed by Friday so he is going to stay where he is until Monday. We are […]

Dad is making progress each day in his rehab program. The doctors are targeting August 13 as his release date. He has goals from occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech therapy. He needs to be able to do things such as walk a specified distance with and without a walker and get up and down […]

Dad is making progress each day in his rehab program. The doctors are targeting August 13 as his release date. He has goals from occupational therapy, physical therapy, and speech therapy. He needs to be able to do things such as walk a specified distance with and without a walker and get up and down […]

Dad is now in the rehab unit of the hospital and very busy. His new room has an even better view of Husky stadium and Lake Washington. He only needs a few trees chopped down and he could watch football practice. Here is his schedule: 8 AM Breakfast 9-10 AM Occupational therapy – Work on […]

Dad had a busy day today. Along with his usual list of doctors, he was also examined by a rehabilitation doctor, an occupational therapist, and a speech pathologist. They evaluated him to determine whether he qualifies for inpatient rehabilitation services. In order to qualify he needs to be able to do three to four hours […]

Dad had a pretty good day on Monday. Nancy and Cynthia stayed with him all day. I studied and played chauffeur. Michelle kept the kids busy with swimming lessons and then fixed a great supper for us after we returned from the hospital. Dad enjoyed a few hands of gin rummy with Cynthia. She said […]

Great news from Seattle! Dad is NOT going to have surgery tomorrow (Thursday) because a pre-surgery CAT scan revealed that tumor/cyst is reducing in size and is no longer blocking the pathway for fluids in his brain. The neurosurgeon said the only reason to operate at this time would be to get a biopsy of […]

Dad moved to ICU Sunday because his blood was low in sodium. This is being corrected by an IV. His room now has a view of Husky football stadium and Lake Washington. He is still unsure of why he is in the hospital. He was able to play several hands of gin rummy with Nancy. […]