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. […]

Dad is still hanging in there. He has had lots of tests. Right now, it looks unlikely that pneumonia or meningitis is causing his confusion as tests have been run to rule these out. The slow bleeding of the tumor or cyst in his brain remains the most probable cause. We are being briefed on […]

Dad had a rough day yesterday. Physically he is feeling better but his short term memory hasn’t returned. He was restless most of the day and night. Today he appears calmer. More tests are scheduled for today and tomorrow. Nancy (my sister) came in from Hastings, Nebraska last night. She was able to show him […]

Dad had a rough day yesterday. Physically he is feeling better but his short term memory hasn’t returned. He was restless most of the day and night. Today he appears calmer. More tests are scheduled for today and tomorrow. Nancy (my sister) came in from Hastings, Nebraska last night. She was able to show him […]

An up and down day for Dad yesterday. He still has trouble with his short term memory. He hasn’t had a fever for two days so the doctors have ruled out the pneumonia and lack of oxygen as possible causes. After a more detailed read of the brain MRI the doctors now believe that the […]

An up and down day for Dad yesterday. He still has trouble with his short term memory. He hasn’t had a fever for two days so the doctors have ruled out the pneumonia and lack of oxygen as possible causes. After a more detailed read of the brain MRI the doctors now believe that the […]

Dad had another busy day on Monday with visits from specialists. His status hasn’t changed much other than his platelet count was down to 24K. He received a transfusion that bumped it up to 140K. One of the doctors is a former professional softball player so they had a conversation about several softball legends. The […]

Dad (Gail Wicks) had a busy day today as he had an MRI on his head in the morning and one on his back in the afternoon. In between times he was visited by three different teams of physicians: the neurologists, the oncologists, and the infectious disease specialist. He has a rotation of certified nursing […]

Dad (Gail) is in the University of Washington hospital in Room 762. He came back to Seattle last Tuesday after almost two months in Nebraska. As of 10 PM last night his condition was stable. He is resting comfortably for the most part now. He is under sedation but is having occasional bouts of back […]

Grandpa Wicks is leaving to go back to Nebraska. It is a true miracle given that he was in the hospital last weekend. He will fly out at 2:30 PM PST today and be in North Platte by 10 PM. Here is what he has written about his condition: Update on Gail Wicks medical condition […]