The other day I played the super lotto for the first time in years because of the # 19 showing up all over the place and my son ended up being discharged from the hospital on the 19Th. Well the numbers didn't hit but I still feel as if I hit a lottery. Danny is improving with each day. He is walking(with assistance) again and is slowly getting his appetite Back. He is still going to need the colon surgery but we will waiy till he is stronger and cross that bridge at that time.
Other than that not much to write about today except that it is raining here today, Rained two days ago also.
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
The Mystery of the Number "19" Revealed
As anybody who read my Blog recently knows my son Danny has been in the hospital for quite a while. Last thursday night I went to bed and woke up every hour at 19 minutes after the hour. I checked my answering machine and there was a message which was time stamped at 8:19. Then I noticed that the inventory number on his hospital bed added up to 19. I have been trying to figure out what the number 19 has in store for us. Today I went to see my son and as I was sitting waiting for the doctor I looked at his room number which is 1855. 1+8+5+5=, you guessed it ,19. Soon the doctor came in and told me Danny could go home today and when I looked at the calander I saw that the date is the 19th. You think I didn't buy a lottery ticket?.
Friday, September 14, 2007
The Number "19"
Last Night I tried to stay awake long enough to watch the "Late Show" with David Letterman, However I fell asleep. The next thing I know I woke up and looked at the clock and the time was 12:19 AM, I went back to sleep and awoke at 1:19 AM, then 2:19, 3:19, 5:19, 6:19, And then finally 9:19 AM. I Noticed that there was a message on my answering machine, I listened to the message that was time stamped 8:19 AM. It was From my sons doctor,(He is still In the Hospital)She wanted me to come by the hospital to talk with the physical therapist. As I was sitting in my son's room I noticed the Inventory number on the side of his hospital bed,"375419"3+7+5+4=19, how weird is that? I am having trouble believing that this is just some weird coincidence and have spent the entire day wondering where the number 19 is going to play into things. I am not normally superstitious but ya gotta admit that's a lot of nineteens.
Saturday, September 8, 2007
The Power Of Prayer
Yesterday was My son's sixteenth Day in the hospital. We went to visit him with two people from our church. They had moved him back into ICU because he had developed an infection and was running a temperature of 103.2. He was feeling miserable and had not been able te sleep for a long time. To make matters worse the had inserted an NG tube.(that's a tube down the nasal passage into the stomach)because he was not eating. This was making him extremely uncomfortable. Brother Clifton and his wife Barbara Prayed over him for at least 15 minutes and by the time they were done he was fast asleep and resting comfortably. Today he is quite a bit better as far as the fever goes. They put a smaller tube in so that it is not as uncomfortable for him and he is finally getting some nutrition into his stomach. We just have to wait for him to get stronger so they can do the surgery to fix his colon. Hopefully he will start eating again once he gets stronger.
Saturday, September 1, 2007
Lifes Dirty Little Tricks
What a month August has been. It started of with my making plans to go to San Francisco for the "Summer Of Love" 40'Th anniversary concert which is being held this Sunday September 2'nd. All looked well for the trip until I found out that I would Have a problem getting a bus home for the last leg of the return trip. I was finally able to arrange for someone to pick me up In Vallejo and bring me home to Fairfield.
Going to this concert was really important to me because when the original concert was held in 1967 I was only 12 years old and my parents would not let me go with my cousin and his friends. One of the headlining bands is "Country Joe And The Fish" This holds a special significance for me because In 1967 my mom was a concert promoter and she hired them to play at the Napa fairgrounds. During a break the Bass player was mingling with the crowd and was attacked by some Local ASSHOLE redneck. This resulted in the famous "Fish Game" on the cover of their next album. The object is to move your game pieces around the board and collect points and Joints and such. There is one space marked "NAPA, YOU LOSE THE GAME. START OVER" About two months ago I posted an inquiry on Country Joe's web page for any info about the incident. I surprised to hear back from the Bass player that it actually Happened to. I was supposed to meet with him at the Concert.
Now it appears that I am not going to be able to go after all. About two Weeks ago My step son Danny was admitted to the hospital with a bowel obstruction, which is an ongoing problem for him. To make matters worse My wife was so concerned for him that she got sick and dehydrated so I had to take her to the ER. While the were treating her for her Dehydration and pain from IBS they over dosed her on Dilaudid and had to admit her to the hospital as well. So she is there for two days and just as I am leaving to go see her I get a call from the doctor that is caring for our son and he tells me that they had to move him to Intensive care because he had developed Pneumonia.
Well the good news is that he is much better and is getting his strength back. The Bad news is that they want to do surgery on his colon to prevent this from happening again which it is sure to happen because of his condition. If it were to happen again as bad as it was this time there is always a chance that it could perforate his bowle and that could be fatal. So we have to meet with the Doctors over the weekend and make a decision as to weather to do it now while he is in the hospital or to wait a month or so. I just hope we make the right decision, doing it now has certain risks because he has been sick for awhile and may not have enough strength back yet. Doing it later has the risk that he may become severly obstructed again and then it will be more difficult to cleanse the colon for surgery, that plus the fact that he is unable to have regular IV set ups and required a central IV line through the groin which is still in place, this is another cosideration for doing it now while he is already in the hospital.
Man I gotta go take a nap, My head is killing me.
Going to this concert was really important to me because when the original concert was held in 1967 I was only 12 years old and my parents would not let me go with my cousin and his friends. One of the headlining bands is "Country Joe And The Fish" This holds a special significance for me because In 1967 my mom was a concert promoter and she hired them to play at the Napa fairgrounds. During a break the Bass player was mingling with the crowd and was attacked by some Local ASSHOLE redneck. This resulted in the famous "Fish Game" on the cover of their next album. The object is to move your game pieces around the board and collect points and Joints and such. There is one space marked "NAPA, YOU LOSE THE GAME. START OVER" About two months ago I posted an inquiry on Country Joe's web page for any info about the incident. I surprised to hear back from the Bass player that it actually Happened to. I was supposed to meet with him at the Concert.
Now it appears that I am not going to be able to go after all. About two Weeks ago My step son Danny was admitted to the hospital with a bowel obstruction, which is an ongoing problem for him. To make matters worse My wife was so concerned for him that she got sick and dehydrated so I had to take her to the ER. While the were treating her for her Dehydration and pain from IBS they over dosed her on Dilaudid and had to admit her to the hospital as well. So she is there for two days and just as I am leaving to go see her I get a call from the doctor that is caring for our son and he tells me that they had to move him to Intensive care because he had developed Pneumonia.
Well the good news is that he is much better and is getting his strength back. The Bad news is that they want to do surgery on his colon to prevent this from happening again which it is sure to happen because of his condition. If it were to happen again as bad as it was this time there is always a chance that it could perforate his bowle and that could be fatal. So we have to meet with the Doctors over the weekend and make a decision as to weather to do it now while he is in the hospital or to wait a month or so. I just hope we make the right decision, doing it now has certain risks because he has been sick for awhile and may not have enough strength back yet. Doing it later has the risk that he may become severly obstructed again and then it will be more difficult to cleanse the colon for surgery, that plus the fact that he is unable to have regular IV set ups and required a central IV line through the groin which is still in place, this is another cosideration for doing it now while he is already in the hospital.
Man I gotta go take a nap, My head is killing me.
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