The Operation Scheduled Dad has made it to this point on Sunday in relatively stable condition and the operation has been scheduled for Monday morning at 7:30 a.m. The various teams of professionals have monitored him over the weekend and done everything they can to get him as strong as
Phil arrived Tuesday morning for a visit with dad prior to heading to a work appointment. Upon arriving at his room Phil noticed a team gathering around dad. They exchanged head nods as a way of saying good morning from a distance. A moment later dad went into cardiac arrest again
I received a call from the nurse early Sunday morning to give me an update on the old man. She proceeded to tell me that dad had gone hulk-style on his restraints and pulled out his breathing tube. This happens rarely and is extremely risky, but incredibly he was actually doing
The next few days came and went like we were in a time warp. Meeting with financial counselors, the social workers, and countless specialists. It seemed like every time I looked up it was always 2 hours later. Dad’s vital signs steadily improved and he began to open his eyes
Phil and I spent the night in the hospital not knowing if dad would make it through the night. Heather went home to be with Molly since she was still recovering from her appendix surgery from Friday at Methodist. We watched a few episodes of Psych while dad rested comfortably.
Dad called me the morning of Thursday, April 24th and asked if I could bring him to urgent care. I was able to get him to urgent care and he was quickly admitted directly to Methodist Hospital after a chest x-ray and EKG indicated he was most likely experiencing congestive
