It's Sunday night and Joe is finally sleeping soundly in his new room. After a day of absolutely no doctor visits and very few nurse-related interactions they came by at 9pm to tell him he needed to move into another room (some explanation was given but it's just not worth going into it). So, my Dad and I (who, bless his heart, flew in from Denver today to be here to support all of us) hauled Joe's belongings down the hall to room #2. His new number is 216-444-1467 if you want to give him a buzz.
So as to not make your visit to the blog a complete disappointment, I'll fill you in on a few of today's highlights. Overall, it was a pretty uneventful day. We passed the time watching the Giant's lose and the Broncos win. My Dad tried to prepare Max that over time he would "bleed orange" in support of his Opa's favorite team. Max pooped shortly after in a nice shade of poppy -- Opa is taking that as a good sign. The highlight, however, was that Joe got a hallpass to go down to the main hospital lobby for an hour to spend time with Max for the first time in 6 days. Max could tell there was something familiar in the sound of this strange man's voice but underneath the blue baseball cap, behind the dark rimmed eyeglasses, and behind the Grizzly Adams beard...he didn't recognize his Daddy for a good 10 minutes. Once he did though, he was full of smiles and "coo's" which was the best medicine Joe could have been given today.
Another echo is scheduled for Monday morning so please continue to send Joe your good vibes. The goal is to see if the fluid has redeveloped, which we will hopefully know shortly after the procedure. If nothing has collected we are hoping to get walking papers out of this joint. If it has, we will talk about "next steps" with the team of surgeons and cardiologists.
We'll keep you all posted....
~Allison
9 days post-op
7 comments:
Hello Joe,
Each time I hear your voice you sound stronger and more like yourself. It has been a comfort to hear the change.
Good luck today. I know you are anxious to get home. My fingers and toes are crossed.
Lori
Dear Joe:
Technology is so wonderful!! We are so glad to be able to have such good updates!! You are a beautiful writer and we enjoy reading what is happening, though we wish you weren't going through such a struggle. You are the best place you can be, with the best medical expertise in the country, and for that we are doubly glad. We are so happy that Al and Max are back with you and that Normie is there for support as well. We're all pulling for you and hope to hear good news later today. We send love, hugs and prayers, Doug and Marge
Joe,
Evan and I are thinking of you. We have been monitoring your amazing progress. We are in awe of your attitude and strength. Keep going buddy!!
All our love,
The Peppers
Joe,
Thinking of you and the family. This is such crazy stuff. I can't even watch commericals for the show ER, so I'm having trouble getting through your some of your blogs. But don't worry- Adrienne is giving me an hourly *edited* play by plays of how you're doing. :) You're in my prayers! The team misses you!
Erica
Joe
Hope everything went well today. Your best medicine arrived with your family. It sounds like the doctors and nurses are at least giving you a rest. It won't be long before your back in Ct. Your all in my prayers.
Hi Joe,
So nice to hear your voice on Sunday after such a disappointing Friday. I hope today you got great news and that you can ditch the lousy hospital food in favor of some really good stuff...You know, like Jimmy's ;) Thanks so much to you and Al for this wonderful blog. Can't wait to see you back in CT - SOON!
All The Best,
Karen Anderson
Thanks SO much for keeping us posted you guys! Lots of people at the office are reading every day - so I think you've got a pretty big audience out here.
Joe - I hope you're feeling OK, this stuff takes time, but I'm sure that you're in very good hands.
Keep us in the loop!
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