Message from Mom

We are starting this blog so we can keep everyone in the loop with Dad's health progress. Things in the weird realm of health crisis and hospitals and tests and being a patient and meds, etc etc etc (ad nauseum) tend to take on a bizarre life of their own and it becomes challenging to recall who said what when or why and how you got from point A to point B... so this ongoing blog will not only help us to effectively keep family, friends and loved ones in the loop, but it will serve to jog our memory about the journey. 

So, to get started.... 

Here's an email message Mom sent with info about Wed night through Thurs night this week.....

Just to let everyone know,  last night, we called the EMT's again, and they took Dick to Univ. Hospital in Cincinnati, where his  Churg- Strauss specialist is.  They are currently trying to determine what is Churg- Strauss and what is probably pneumonia, and what particular strain it is.  Tomorrow, if his BP is up enough, the plan to do a bronchoscopy to find this out.  He is weak and coughing a lot and is very sick.  Robin and Scott and I are spending time there and are pleased that we chose to take him to University, even though it is a "trek" to get there.  I think he is getting good and intensive care, is in a unit that falls between ICU and the regular patient floors.  When we left at about 3:30 today, he was finally in a lull of care where he  could possibly get a bit of rest.

Can't say we "need" anything, but your continued thoughts and prayers, and will try to keep you up to date.

Love, Carol