Re: another update on jim

[Guest guest]

Sharon M, I am so happy to get this good news about Jan and Jim. So glad!

Obviously the hospital didn't like the way Jim was cared for either, or they

wouldn't have taken a photo of his blistered place. Also, thay don't want the

NH coming back on them saying the hospital caused the blister. The hospital

wants all basis covered.

Thank you Sharon for passing on the great news. I know Jan is worn out, and

my heart goes out to her.

Imogene

In a message dated 12/8/2006 1:08:07 PM Central Standard Time,

LadySmilingAtU2@... writes:

hello all,

i am currently talkin g to jan she is grateful for all the prayers, they

are being answered. jim did spike a 102 fever at 4am today but is taking cipro

and is improving. he is recieviung oxygen thru the nose cannula. his color

is almost normal, his fever is back down. the hospital is great per jan. she

said he has a huge room and slept in a 'fairly comfortable' chair that folded

down into a bed. she said the staff is great and after asking jan what jim

could do, they got him up and walking some today. jim was abl to pull himself

up from teh wheelchair by holding on to the bars along the wall. jan is

trying to feed him but he wasnt swallowing so she let him try to feed himself

he

is eating and swallowing, slowly, but he is eating. and jan was so excited

that jim yelled a her for trying to get him to eat. we both said he is

getting his spunk back.

several days ago, jan noticed a small spot on jims back or backside, sorry

i forgot which, and pointed it out to teh nh, the hosp took a picture of it

yestrerday , it is now blistred. this too upset jan, she said she will go to

the ombudsman when jim goes back to the nh.

she said thanks for the prayers and please continue them and hugs and love

to all

i will pass on more as i get more, hugs, sharon m

--

I am daugher of Leonard, diagnosed May 2004, probably had lbd since

1993,.Dad had a serious fall in 7/05 causing him to hav hip surgery .After that

he

developed aspiration pneumonia 7/05 with pulmonary embolyis, which he almost

died from. He had a 2nd bout of aspiration pneumonia and uti 8/05. He died

when his blood pressure fluctuations started dropping without coming back up on

9/25/05,

may he rest in peace with his mom and dad,

a smile a day keeps the meanies away

[Guest guest]

Oh thank God , so happy for Jan..... Eileen

-- another update on jim

hello all,

i am currently talkin g to jan she is grateful for all the prayers, they are

being answered. jim did spike a 102 fever at 4am today but is taking cipro

and is improving. he is recieviung oxygen thru the nose cannula. his color

is almost normal, his fever is back down. the hospital is great per jan. she

said he has a huge room and slept in a 'fairly comfortable' chair that

folded down into a bed. she said the staff is great and after asking jan

what jim could do, they got him up and walking some today. j im was abl to

pull himself up from teh wheelchair by holding on to the bars along the wall

jan is trying to feed him but he wasnt swallowing so she let him try to

feed himself he is eating and swallowing, slowly, but he is eating. and jan

was so excited that jim yelled a her for trying to get him to eat. we both

said he is getting his spunk back.

several days ago, jan noticed a small spot on jims back or backside, sorry i

forgot which, and pointed it out to teh nh, the hosp took a picture of it

yestrerday , it is now blistred. this too upset jan, she said she will go to

the ombudsman when jim goes back to the nh.

she said thanks for the prayers and please continue them and hugs and love

to all

i will pass on more as i get more, hugs, sharon m

--

I am daugher of Leonard, diagnosed May 2004, probably had lbd since 1993,

Dad had a serious fall in 7/05 causing him to hav hip surgery .After that he

developed aspiration pneumonia 7/05 with pulmonary embolyis, which he almost

died from. He had a 2nd bout of aspiration pneumonia and uti 8/05. He died

when his blood pressure fluctuations started dropping without coming back up

on 9/25/05,

may he rest in peace with his mom and dad,

a smile a day keeps the meanies away

[Guest guest]

Sharon, thank you, thank you for being there for Jan. I'm thinking it is a

" Godincidence "

that she called you by mistake as the crisis with Jim unfolded. Thank you also

for sharing

details with us. We need to hear them.

>

> hello all,

> i am currently talkin g to jan she is grateful for all the prayers, they are

being answered.

jim did spike a 102 fever at 4am today but is taking cipro and is improving. he

is

recieviung oxygen thru the nose cannula. his color is almost normal, his fever

is back

down. the hospital is great per jan. she said he has a huge room and slept in a

'fairly

comfortable' chair that folded down into a bed. she said the staff is great and

after asking

jan what jim could do, they got him up and walking some today. jim was abl to

pull

himself up from teh wheelchair by holding on to the bars along the wall. jan is

trying to

feed him but he wasnt swallowing so she let him try to feed himself he is eating

and

swallowing, slowly, but he is eating. and jan was so excited that jim yelled a

her for trying

to get him to eat. we both said he is getting his spunk back.

> several days ago, jan noticed a small spot on jims back or backside, sorry i

forgot

which, and pointed it out to teh nh, the hosp took a picture of it yestrerday ,

it is now

blistred. this too upset jan, she said she will go to the ombudsman when jim

goes back to

the nh.

> she said thanks for the prayers and please continue them and hugs and love to

all

> i will pass on more as i get more, hugs, sharon m

> --

> I am daugher of Leonard, diagnosed May 2004, probably had lbd since 1993,.Dad

had a

serious fall in 7/05 causing him to hav hip surgery .After that he developed

aspiration

pneumonia 7/05 with pulmonary embolyis, which he almost died from. He had a 2nd

bout

of aspiration pneumonia and uti 8/05. He died when his blood pressure

fluctuations

started dropping without coming back up on 9/25/05,

> may he rest in peace with his mom and dad,

> a smile a day keeps the meanies away

>

[Guest guest]

Sharon: So glad to hear the good news. It sounds

just like my husband when he went in with the bad UTI

early in October; infection, bedsore, etc. THe only

difference, he wasn't able to get up and walk or feed

himself, although he ate pretty well when I fed him.

The intravenous antibiotic IVs really work pretty fast

in getting the infection under control. Was he

dehydrated as well?

Thanks for keeping us all apprised.

--- LadySmilingAtU2@... wrote:

> hello all,

> i am currently talkin g to jan she is grateful for

> all the prayers, they are being answered. jim did

> spike a 102 fever at 4am today but is taking cipro

> and is improving. he is recieviung oxygen thru the

> nose cannula. his color is almost normal, his fever

> is back down. the hospital is great per jan. she

> said he has a huge room and slept in a 'fairly

> comfortable' chair that folded down into a bed. she

> said the staff is great and after asking jan what

> jim could do, they got him up and walking some

> today. jim was abl to pull himself up from teh

> wheelchair by holding on to the bars along the wall.

> jan is trying to feed him but he wasnt swallowing

> so she let him try to feed himself he is eating and

> swallowing, slowly, but he is eating. and jan was

> so excited that jim yelled a her for trying to get

> him to eat. we both said he is getting his spunk

> back.

> several days ago, jan noticed a small spot on jims

> back or backside, sorry i forgot which, and pointed

> it out to teh nh, the hosp took a picture of it

> yestrerday , it is now blistred. this too upset

> jan, she said she will go to the ombudsman when jim

> goes back to the nh.

> she said thanks for the prayers and please continue

> them and hugs and love to all

> i will pass on more as i get more, hugs, sharon m

> --

> I am daugher of Leonard, diagnosed May 2004,

> probably had lbd since 1993,.Dad had a serious fall

> in 7/05 causing him to hav hip surgery .After that

> he developed aspiration pneumonia 7/05 with

> pulmonary embolyis, which he almost died from. He

> had a 2nd bout of aspiration pneumonia and uti

> 8/05. He died when his blood pressure fluctuations

> started dropping without coming back up on 9/25/05,

> may he rest in peace with his mom and dad,

> a smile a day keeps the meanies away

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi Jan,

I'm glad that Jim is improving and that the hospital & staff are

doing such a good job. That is comforting. I'm sending a prayer up

for both of you.

Take care.

Daughter of Bill, 91

>

> hello all,

> i am currently talkin g to jan she is grateful for all the

prayers, they are being answered. jim did spike a 102 fever at 4am

today but is taking cipro and is improving. he is recieviung oxygen

thru the nose cannula. his color is almost normal, his fever is

back down. the hospital is great per jan. she said he has a huge

room and slept in a 'fairly comfortable' chair that folded down into

a bed. she said the staff is great and after asking jan what jim

could do, they got him up and walking some today. jim was abl to

pull himself up from teh wheelchair by holding on to the bars along

the wall. jan is trying to feed him but he wasnt swallowing so she

let him try to feed himself he is eating and swallowing, slowly,

but he is eating. and jan was so excited that jim yelled a her for

trying to get him to eat. we both said he is getting his spunk

back.

> several days ago, jan noticed a small spot on jims back or

backside, sorry i forgot which, and pointed it out to teh nh, the

hosp took a picture of it yestrerday , it is now blistred. this too

upset jan, she said she will go to the ombudsman when jim goes back

to the nh.

> she said thanks for the prayers and please continue them and hugs

and love to all

> i will pass on more as i get more, hugs, sharon m

> --

> I am daugher of Leonard, diagnosed May 2004, probably had lbd

since 1993,.Dad had a serious fall in 7/05 causing him to hav hip

surgery .After that he developed aspiration pneumonia 7/05 with

pulmonary embolyis, which he almost died from. He had a 2nd bout of

aspiration pneumonia and uti 8/05. He died when his blood pressure

fluctuations started dropping without coming back up on 9/25/05,

> may he rest in peace with his mom and dad,

> a smile a day keeps the meanies away

>

[Guest guest]

Sharon,

Please make sure that Jan knows I am talking to the Angels for her. I am so

glad that Jim is doing better. Hope it continues.

And thanks for keeping us all informed.

Hugs,

Donna R

Caregave for Mom (after I brought her from WI to MI) for 3 years and 4th year in

a nh.

She was almost 89 when she died in '02. No dx other than mine.

another update on jim

hello all,

i am currently talkin g to jan she is grateful for all the prayers, they are

being answered. jim did spike a 102 fever at 4am today but is taking cipro and

is improving. he is recieviung oxygen thru the nose cannula. his color is

almost normal, his fever is back down. the hospital is great per jan. she said

he has a huge room and slept in a 'fairly comfortable' chair that folded down

into a bed. she said the staff is great and after asking jan what jim could do,

they got him up and walking some today. jim was abl to pull himself up from teh

wheelchair by holding on to the bars along the wall. jan is trying to feed him

but he wasnt swallowing so she let him try to feed himself he is eating and

swallowing, slowly, but he is eating. and jan was so excited that jim yelled a

her for trying to get him to eat. we both said he is getting his spunk back.

several days ago, jan noticed a small spot on jims back or backside, sorry i

forgot which, and pointed it out to teh nh, the hosp took a picture of it

yestrerday , it is now blistred. this too upset jan, she said she will go to

the ombudsman when jim goes back to the nh.

she said thanks for the prayers and please continue them and hugs and love to

all

i will pass on more as i get more, hugs, sharon m

--

I am daugher of Leonard, diagnosed May 2004, probably had lbd since 1993,.Dad

had a serious fall in 7/05 causing him to hav hip surgery .After that he

developed aspiration pneumonia 7/05 with pulmonary embolyis, which he almost

died from. He had a 2nd bout of aspiration pneumonia and uti 8/05. He died when

his blood pressure fluctuations started dropping without coming back up on

9/25/05,

may he rest in peace with his mom and dad,

a smile a day keeps the meanies away