...in the past couple of days. Monday night, Dave spiked a dangerously high fever and was rushed from Old Orchard to Lehigh Valley Muhlenberg Hospital. He was admitted and they were able to initially get control over the fever however, overnight his oxygen level went down and they had trouble stabilizing his heart rate and blood pressure. In the very early morning hours he was transferred to ICU and put on a ventilator. Although a chest x-ray that was done when he first got to the hospital was clear, a second x-ray that was done yesterday morning showed that 1 lung was almost completely filled and he was diagnosed with pneumonia.
Several of us were at the hospital and although it was a long day with a lot of unknowns, Dave's condition did improve as the day went on. By the end of the day yesterday he was breathing on his own a bit and his oxygen levels had improved significantly. They were also able to stabilize his heart rate and blood pressure and the Drs were saying they were cautiously optimistic. As most of us left for the day, Sharon was settling in for another all nighter at the hospital. Matt came down to watch over both Dave and Sharon and Sharon was able to finally grab some sleep.
When I spoke to Sharon this morning she was really upbeat and feeling positive for the first time in days. Dave's vitals signs were all good and had been stable thru the night. He was breathing mostly on his own and had even opened his eyes and looked at Sharon.
Although this set back is very serious it is important to keep in mind that this is independent of the BBE and does not change Dave's neurological condition. We just need to put that aside right now and focus on Dave's recovery from pneumonia and then once he is doing better we can focus again on his neurological recovery. Before this happened there were some small signs of improvement and we all need to stay positive and believe that once Dave beats the pneumonia he will be able to get right back to working with all the therapists and continuing on the journey of recovery.
Sending all of my love to you and your family DB, get better buddy. Love ya, Pezzy
ReplyDeleteSaying prayers and thinking about you guys a lot.
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Dave,
ReplyDeleteYou better hurry up and get better. Going crazy here so I sneek into the bar for a few shots. No shot glasses so I have to chug it right out of the bottle. When you come back you will notice that your inventory is way out of wack because of me. He he. See if you can guess who this is? Sharon some help here!
Sharon, I continue to think of you often and continue to be amazed at your strength! I guess it will be 3 steps forward and 2 steps back but eventually I pray for a happy and healthy family reunion (Dave, Sharon and 2 "puppers"). I am glad you posted pictures. The dogs are so CUTE!!!
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