Wednesday Night

HOUSEKEEPING
1. Please avoid calling Mom at home. When she's there, she is trying to sleep, or getting ready to go to the hospital. If you must, please do not call before 9am, as she's trying to get as much sleep as possible. Best place to reach her is the hospital, at 713-441-3311, ask for "TELGE."
2. Mom will not be at the hospital Thursday afternoon between 2pm-4:15pm.
3. Dad is at the Methodist hospital in the Med Center on Fannin (been some confusion).
4. Blood donations have received lots of questions...doesn't matter what blood type, as he won't actually get YOUR blood. He'll get "credit" for the blood given in his name. Free valet parking. Call 713-441-3415 for any questions.

UPDATE
Dad was only on ONE medication tonight, besides the ventilator, intermittant dialysis, etc. Dad has been WIDE awake during visits. Does not want us to leave. Seems VERY cognizant about what we're talking about. When we said, "That pneumonia really was hard on your body, that's why you're here," he gave a very animated look that said "Don't mess with me, this wasn't pneumonia." He's really trying to talk, but it's hard to interpret. We did figure out two items...he looked at Mark and said, "You look funny." He had cut his hair with clippers on a VERY low setting, so looked somewhat bald. He then told Mark that he was funny. LOL. Good to see he had humor. He also asked Mom to sing to him, as she has been doing while he's sedated. When she started singing, his heart rate went from 145 (high and irregular), to 93 in about 30 seconds. It really calmed him. Still having a hard time moving his feet, but he's moving his legs. We tried to have him write something, but he does not have the strength to do that just yet, even though his hands are like vise-grips when we are trying to leave.

Doctors did tell us today that Dad has blood clots in both legs. They think it very well could have been what caused this whole ordeal. May even still have the blood clot in his lungs (if that's what caused it). They don't want to do anything just yet, as they want him to continue to recover. That's the medication he's on currently...a blood thinner.

PRAYERS: Continue to pray for his life, and protection from the other blood clots. Pray for his morale to be good, and that he'd not be anxious, fearful, or depressed. Pray for strength and restoration of full control to his body and limbs.