Cat Brules Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 I've included your wife and you in my prayers, Forty. I trust your wife's medical team are hitting her medical crisis with every tool at their disposal. We pray that God is guiding their actions. You, Forty are the best advocate for your wife. Stay in there. My prayers will continue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Top Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Prayers Up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted April 1, 2016 Author Share Posted April 1, 2016 Definitely in my prayers. I am just over the hill in Cornville and while we have never met , I am available for any assistance I can offer. We'll have to correct that "never met" situation once Shawna's back on her feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russ T. Sites Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Prayers up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grumpy Old Man Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Prayers up for your wife Forty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Presidio Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Glad it turned out to be NOT a stroke, but, bad happenings none the less. Prayers and hopes for a speedy recovery for her, Forty. And, I've come awful close to having mine kicked by a nurse a few times in the past, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 She asked when I had eaten last, how much sleep I had gotten in the last few days and if I were hydrating properly. I told her maybe Tuesday night, probably five of six hours in the last two nights, and I didn'y know how much I had been drinking. Then she ORDERED me to get a good meal, take a hot shower, drink all the water I could hold, and go to bed for at least four hours. She told me "I'm not a doctor so my prescriptions and orders can't be enforced, but I'll do my level best to kick your ass if you don't follow them". I asked her how she could tell. She stated very simply that she was the best nurse in Arizona and I looked like pure-dee hell. Thanks for the update, Rod. Nurses are pretty observant and they know the signs of someone close to exhaustion. Plus, they CARE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marty Mudd Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Prayers up for speedy recovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparky Nelson Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 When I left this morning the head nurse asked she could speak to me in the hallway. BAD NEWS, think I but no! Nope, the doctors are the ones who give the bad news. It's the nurses who deal with the aftermath. God bless every one of them. Doctors in a hospital are like officers in the military. They give directions and think that means they're running things, but the nurses are the sergeants who get things done. Anyway, keep your head up and follow the nice nurse's orders. We'll keep up the prayers as long as they're needed, and then some. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paladin Gun For Hire Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 40, It's not fun having your partner in the hospital. Kneemail on the way pard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tascosa, SASS# 24838 Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Prayers up Forty Rod, for your wife. Hope everything turns out ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Train Robber 13659 Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Prayers and best wishes. Train Robber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knarley Bob Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 You listen to that nurse. Your wife doesn't need to come home and take care of you. Prayers up for you BOTH. Knarley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Still standing up on my Prayer Bones for you both! If you see that nurse again tell her there's a long tall grey bearded nurse in Northern Ohio that says she done good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allie Mo, SASS No. 25217 Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Gosh 40! This is scary stuff. Best wishes for a speedy recovery and you mind that nurse. She sounds like she is one who must be obeyed! Take care, AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JD Trampas, SASS # 55781 Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Prayers up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guitar_slinger Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Prayers said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted April 2, 2016 Author Share Posted April 2, 2016 'Nother update... sort of: not much change. Blood count is leveling off and the infection is being beat back. Nothing major yet. She's still heavily sedated and almost comatose, but that is deliberate. I want to thank everyone for their prayers and positive remarks. Sure makes a body feel better to know how many friends he has and that he's never met. Bless all of you (Even the two agnostics and two atheists who asked their religious friends to speak up.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 You take care of yourself too, and drink lots of water. Old guys like are fragile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Prayers and good thoughts are still up, Tom... And do give her our best when you can. I've met her, and yep... she's special! AND take care of yourself... we need ya around these parts! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAYOBARD SASS #13025L Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Prayers sent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bama Red Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Prayers up for Shawna and you, too, Forty. My sincere best wishes for a full &a speedy recovery. Just saw this post or would have replied earlier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Finagler 6853 Life Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 Prayers up for your wife Forty. Maker sure you take care of the caregiver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted April 2, 2016 Author Share Posted April 2, 2016 Another update: infection is being beat down, they are taking her off of one sedative, and adding a diuretic because her lungs are a bit worse than yesterday. All of her other vitals are good and they can't even detect her heart murmur from a childhood disease. I'll call again this evening and if she is even remotely conscious I'll go over and spend some time with her. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger Mountain Charlie SASS #43172 Posted April 2, 2016 Share Posted April 2, 2016 May the Lord walk with you FR. Squeeze her hand for me if you will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay Mosby Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 Thank you for the update Forty, and so thankful to hear she is making progress. Continued prayers for you both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted April 3, 2016 Author Share Posted April 3, 2016 Things are looking up. More news and details later this evening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Four-Eyed Buck,SASS #14795 Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 Good to hear,40. keep us appraised of the progress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity Kris Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 Great to hear, 40. Please keep us posted when you can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 Thanks for all the updates, Rod.Make sure you follow the nurse's orders to you. Get your rest, updates to us can wait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Rich Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 Prayers up for your wife and you Forty. We have never met even though my better half and I shoot in Prescott several times a year. God Bless You and Yours. KR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 Forty, when you're there, go ahead and talk to her and like Badger Mountain Charlie said, squeeze her hand.Hearing is the last sense to go, and there are deeper senses science can't explain that let us know when someone is there. She might not respond and she might not remember later that you were there, but take it from a man who's seen it many times ... She'll know. And like others have said, take care of you too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted April 5, 2016 Author Share Posted April 5, 2016 Okay, they took her off of 2 out of three sedatives and were weaning her off the last one when she started trying to reach the tubing to pull it out. They have her % of breathing on her own (does that make sense?) up to 22% and when it gets to 35% they plan to take her off the tube altogether and work on her breathing via a CPAP device similar to what they give folks with COPD. Looking better every day, but she still has a huge field to hoe and I can't help her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry T Harrison Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Just being with her and supporting her are more help than you know. I will continue with my prayers. Don't forget to take care of yourself. Dale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103 Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 Still standing up on my Prayer Bones for you both, and Brother Harrison said it right! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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