Re: Fwd: Great News about Joe!

[Guest guest]

Thank you Gayle for that post I was wondering and keeping my prayers with

both Joy and Joe.

Thank you Lord it is heads up from here!!

Vera

On Thu, 04 Jan 2001 03:58:19 -0000 mmagrude@... writes:

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> I just spoke with Joy on her cell phone and she was sitting in Joe's

>

> room --- and guess what! He was moved out of ICU to 6CVA

> today!!!!!!!!!! After he " woke -up " from the procedure they did to

> drain the fluid trapped in his chest he was able to come off the

> ventilator without any problem! Then they exchanged his Trach tube

> for a smaller one with a plug.... Now that he's completely off the

> ventilator he has it plugged all of the time and isn't even using

> it! He was talking so much, Joy kept having to stop and see what

> he was saying while we were on the phone! And they let him start

> eating clear liquids yesterday. He has been taking sips of broth

> and

> jello and the like and, of course, water. They even switched him

> from IV pain medication to pills today! He still has " tube

> feedings "

> going directly into his intestine with the Jejunostomy tube but no

> more IV fluids. As you can imagine after being so sick for so long,

>

> he is VERY, VERY weak and will need to build up his strength slowly.

>

> He's able to sit up at the end of the Bariatric bed briefly, but

> that's about it for now, so he still has the compression devices on

> most of the time (you preops-- remember how important those are for

> clot prevention and don't complain about the day or two you have to

> use them... if Joe can put up with them for over a month, so can you

>

> guys!) Joe isn't quite up for visitors or phone calls yet, but I'm

> sure its just a matter of time because he's definitely on the road

> to

> full recovery! I am so relieved and grateful and happy as I am sure

>

> all of you are too!

>

> Best e-gards,

> Gayle

>

> --- End forwarded message ---

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[Guest guest]

That is the best news I've heard all day! Thank God.

ibdebi