Latest Update On Susan's Condition

I spoke with Pete tonight about Susan's condition. She was moved to the nursing home in Corbin very briefly on Wednesday since it was the only facility within miles to have a bed available. She was there only an hour when her temp spiked to 103 abd was sent to the nearest hospital (Thank GOD, NOT back to Harlan). She is now at Baptist Regional Medical Center in Corbin. By all accounts, it is a MUCH better facility than where she was. PRAISE GOD!!
She has been diagnosed with urinary tract and staph infections, as well as being dehydrated, still. There is also serious concern regarding her spleen and a mass on one of her lungs. She has been started on antibiotics and a new feeding tube was inserted in her stomach. Further testing and scans on the lung and spleen were to be done tonight.
She is still unresponsive. Per Karen, when Susan was started on the new course of treatments after arriving at the hospital, she did open her eyes briefly and licked her lips, but beyond that, it was blank stares, very briefly. She has closed her eyes again and not opened them since. There will be no scan for brain activity at this time due to Medicare constraints.
Her girls, Karen, Betsy and Judy as well as Tara, her granddaughter, and, of course, Wanda and Sherry will be looking in on her. They are very pleased with the level of care that is being given her at this time. The new doctor is making all efforts to make her comfortable and find out what they are dealing with in regard to her very serious condition. Test results should be forthcoming over the course of the next few days.
Suffice to say, Susan is very, very ill. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers. I will post updates as I know them.

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I FOUND THIS ON NEAL BOORTZ WEB SITE. DONT KNOW IF IT WAS AN ACTUAL LETTER OR NOT, BUT I FOUND IT INTERESTING. I WOULD LOVE TO POST THIS AT WORK BUT IT MIGHT NOT GO OVER WELL. PLUS WE ARE ALL REBUPLICANS. JUST A COUPLE OF DEMOCRATS.

Susan

Update from Pete last night is that the results of the most recent CT scan show some "discrepancies" in the brain, indicating a stroke. A feeding tube (nose, throat, stomach) was inserted on Sunday evening after we'd left. She didn't respond or move with the procedure. She remains unresponsive. The doctor is also concerned about her kidneys and was to do more testing on kidney function today due to varied conditions that have cropped up--poor output, discoloration, hands swelling, etc. He also began to discuss nursing home care. Susan had stated some time ago that she definitely didn't want to go into Britthaven, there on 119. Wanda and Sherrie know the owner/administrator of a facility in London that would be better care and environment than what is at Britthaven. No decision has been made yet unless it was done today.
So that's what we know today. There may be more to come later after Pete gets the latest from Susan's girls.

Aunt Susan

Susan is in very bad shape. She was in the Hospital when we got there Friday and she reconized all of of us but she couldn't talk and was very weak. Sat. and Sun. she never opened her eyes and was more or less unresponsive. Judy is supposed keep Pete updated.

PICS FROM KENTUCKY TRIP

Ray fixin' breakfast, cabin, old store house, morning coffee

LATE, LATE, LATE FOR THESE VERY IMPORTANT BIRTHDAY DATES!!

SO SORRY! TOO MUCH TO DO AND NOT ENOUGH MOTIVATION TO DO IT! ONCE AGAIN, I'M LATE WITH THE BIRTHDAYS (moderator #2, feel free to hop in anytime you see i'm late with these).

WITHOUT FURTHER ADO............



HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO (in no particular order):

CASEY OCTOBER 30
CHANCE OCTOBER 18
KIM OCTOBER 24
JASMINE OCTOBER 18
KATI OCTOBER 22
TONY OCTOBER 25

SORRY, CHANCE.......HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY TO YOU!

FYI

Our cousin Naomi's husband, Harold Hageman, passed away last month. Pete had mentioned it last week and I looked it up online.

Here's a link to his obituary if anyone wants to read it.

I was always fond of both Naomi and Harold, sad to see they're both gone now.