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Message request from Jess
Jess inquired about my blogging. “ I hope you have expressed how grateful I am to everyone for their prayers and thinking of me.”
He truly is deeply touched. A sincere “thank you” from the bottom of his heart. He really wanted to make sure I expressed this. He is so overwhelmed by DKers who have jumped in and carried lights for our journey.
I thought today was filled with lots of promising accomplishments. This morning Jess had his chest tubes removed. The wires that were sewn to help close him were removed. Sutures from cannula openings, also removed. Catheter, removed. He is down to a drip medication “assist” for his heart and a feed tube. I must have missed the oxygen cannulas missing yesterday – also off oxygen. He has small wire pacers but he is not loaded down as he was.
A P.T. came by to work some exercises with Jess. I thought he did pretty well. He also walked him a lap around the nurses’ station on the platform walker. After exercises, that was pretty tough. Jess is exhausted and wiped out. But it is his muscles. He is not gasping for air, his heart is not pounding. His blood pressure is low, and he is weak, and that is his focus. We remind him where he was a week ago, two weeks ago. He is trying, but the weakness he feels overwhelms him.
I had planned on going into work tomorrow but when I saw that he was not ready for that I called my wonderful sub, Donna to the rescue. Since Jess just got out of CCU and this is a pivotal week with new exercises and challenges, I will be there for him. How could I not? He told me he felt selfish, but he really feels better when I am there with him.
It was a busy day.
We worked on his swallowing exercises.
He had some surprise visitors. Carol and Jim (they produce the doodle rubber stamp I drew, and many others – also doodle owners), Lisa and Jedd, friends from San Diego, Frank and Kathy, Jody, Jody’s son Phil and two of his three children, Grace and Caleb.
Friends Shari and Glenn took Phoebe for the day. I think she overstayed her welcome. At least it gave Hobbes a break.
Jess and I are grateful for all our friends and family including our Doodle Kisses family of course. This has been a very difficult journey and we have no certainty of where it is headed. We are taking a day and a time and focusing on getting Jess strong so he can gain some independence. His next goal is to get off of the hospital floor to the rehab floor, one flight below.
Thank you all for helping us face this fight. Jesse remembers that he did not want to give up. He recalls being in the ER room and willing himself to live. I thought yelling at him not to leave me may have done the trick. I threw in "we haven't seen Italy yet -- you can't go now!" Loving, I know.
Please also keep Susan and Ron in your thoughts and prayers.
Doodle Kisses and sweet dreams, J, J, P, and H.
He truly is deeply touched. A sincere “thank you” from the bottom of his heart. He really wanted to make sure I expressed this. He is so overwhelmed by DKers who have jumped in and carried lights for our journey.
I thought today was filled with lots of promising accomplishments. This morning Jess had his chest tubes removed. The wires that were sewn to help close him were removed. Sutures from cannula openings, also removed. Catheter, removed. He is down to a drip medication “assist” for his heart and a feed tube. I must have missed the oxygen cannulas missing yesterday – also off oxygen. He has small wire pacers but he is not loaded down as he was.
A P.T. came by to work some exercises with Jess. I thought he did pretty well. He also walked him a lap around the nurses’ station on the platform walker. After exercises, that was pretty tough. Jess is exhausted and wiped out. But it is his muscles. He is not gasping for air, his heart is not pounding. His blood pressure is low, and he is weak, and that is his focus. We remind him where he was a week ago, two weeks ago. He is trying, but the weakness he feels overwhelms him.
I had planned on going into work tomorrow but when I saw that he was not ready for that I called my wonderful sub, Donna to the rescue. Since Jess just got out of CCU and this is a pivotal week with new exercises and challenges, I will be there for him. How could I not? He told me he felt selfish, but he really feels better when I am there with him.
It was a busy day.
We worked on his swallowing exercises.
He had some surprise visitors. Carol and Jim (they produce the doodle rubber stamp I drew, and many others – also doodle owners), Lisa and Jedd, friends from San Diego, Frank and Kathy, Jody, Jody’s son Phil and two of his three children, Grace and Caleb.
Friends Shari and Glenn took Phoebe for the day. I think she overstayed her welcome. At least it gave Hobbes a break.
Jess and I are grateful for all our friends and family including our Doodle Kisses family of course. This has been a very difficult journey and we have no certainty of where it is headed. We are taking a day and a time and focusing on getting Jess strong so he can gain some independence. His next goal is to get off of the hospital floor to the rehab floor, one flight below.
Thank you all for helping us face this fight. Jesse remembers that he did not want to give up. He recalls being in the ER room and willing himself to live. I thought yelling at him not to leave me may have done the trick. I threw in "we haven't seen Italy yet -- you can't go now!" Loving, I know.
Please also keep Susan and Ron in your thoughts and prayers.
Doodle Kisses and sweet dreams, J, J, P, and H.
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Comment by Ann W on April 6, 2009 at 6:55pm
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Yea, keep on trucking!
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Comment by Kim Williams on April 6, 2009 at 6:50pm
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So WONDERFUL that he has left the CCU!!! So glad to hear all these positive steps.
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Comment by Beverly Wright on April 6, 2009 at 6:48pm
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Janet,
What great news....you and Jess and so very blessed to have each other!! Please tell Jess he does not need to thank us at DK.......just get well!!! Prayers, hugs and doodle kisses!
Bev
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Comment by Marianne *OZZY & ZOEY on April 6, 2009 at 5:28pm
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Still praying and enjoying reading about the progress that Jess is making.
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Comment by Adina P on April 6, 2009 at 3:58pm
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You've got a great man there Janet! What an excellent spirit to keep fighting for recovery. Another excellent day on the path to healing. Prayers continue here.
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Comment by Carole (*Koda*Monty*Bindi) on April 6, 2009 at 2:19pm
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Our prayers are still with you and will be until you BOTH board that flight to Italy!!!
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Comment by Leslie and Halas on April 6, 2009 at 10:57am
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He's making great progress. Keep it up. Your family is in our prayers.
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Comment by MBKANE on April 6, 2009 at 10:06am
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Jess' progress is fantastic. I keep thinking about how wonderful it will be for you and Jess to one day be able to look back and read this blog together. You have so much support from family, friends, and Dk we are cheering Jess on, keep up the fight!
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Comment by Susan on April 6, 2009 at 8:51am
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Wow, Jess had a lot going on yesterday! That is fantastic news! It sounds like he will be on the rehab floor soon doing the laps around the nurses station with the others. Yesterday it was funny to see. There were 3 men, including Ron, doing laps. Hugs and prayers!
Susan
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Comment by Denise, Winnie, and AngelAbby on April 6, 2009 at 7:13am
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I - along with so vary many - are so happy to read about the progress Jesse is making! It's so great that you blog this for us - especially with all you have on your plate right at this time. Thank you for that..
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