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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 […]

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 […]

Grandpa Wicks had a rough weekend as we took him to the emergency room on Saturday. Initially, the doctors thought that Grandpa had pneumonia. They decided to admit him about 11:30 PM because his oxygen levels were low. He started feeling better by noon on Sunday. The doctors ruled out pneumonia but they were still […]