Walter has been moved to the Cardiac ward. 7-3400. Yes, that's right, the place where people recover from heart attacks and transplants.
Not that Walt has either of those conditions.
Make sense? It does to Strong Memorial Hospital...
Well, even if it doesn't make sense to you, I heartily urge you to visit Walt in his new surrounds. It can get lonely for him in that room, so have a heart and pay a visit. Upon your arrival at the unit, the staff typically greets you with a heart-felt "welcome!". Even though some of them have been transplanted from other wards, when something needs doing they all pitch in together. They certainly have alot of heart!
Anyway, Walt is stable - there's not alot more to say about his condition right now. For those of you who pray, keep praying! For those of you who hope, keep hope alive! It works.
Because when you feel it in your heart, it can't be wrong.
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I went to visit Walt in his new room (7-3400) on Friday at 4 PM. He wasn't there. I thought maybe he had made his escape but it turns out that he was located one floor up having a dialysis treatment. So, up to the 8th floor I went. Walt was in one of the side rooms with a couple of nurses and a dialysis machine. They told me that they had their hands full trying to keep Walt from climbing out of the bed but that he was currently sleeping and that I HAD BETTER NOT WAKE HIM. So I sat quitely by the bed and he eventually woke up on his own and attempted to get out of bed again. I am encouraged by Walt's strength and energy as he struggles to make his way home. His alertness continues to improve at the times I have visited over the past week.
Communication with Walt is still difficult for me -- Walt will say something and I'll nod my head and say "ok" and then I'll say something to Walt and he'll nod his head and say "ok" but I don't think either one of us got the message. We're both trying to be supportive. Anyway, it's plain that he does understand many things and Tom mentioned some promising communications with Walt as well.
Given that Walt seems to have enough energy to climb out of bed, maybe we can use that desire to motivate him to position himself more comfortably when he slides down in bed and has difficulty breathing and simply looks uncomfortable. He has the strength but I think he needs to be taught how to do it. It might be a good way to retrain those problem solving skills. It's on my list.
Patty says:What a crazy wild ride. This am.at 5:00 my phone rang (again) but it was the call I have been waiting for since March 13th. The nurse said that this was not an emergency but Walter wanted to talk to "his wife". She put him on the phone. He said "Hi" and said many many more words but seeing that he has oxygen in his nose and the trach cover over his hole in his neck it is quite hard to understand him. The nurse said that he woke up very scared and wanted to know what happened. She has never seen him before she said so I think that she got kind of scared too. He tried to get out of bed again and she said it took 5 people to keep him in bed. The is very different from 5 days of delarium to say the least. My poor sleepy Brian got out of bed and we headed to my home away from home-Strong. The birds seemed pretty happy at that hour but as you all know it is not my happy time of day. We did get a good parking spot though. Walter was awake when we got there and started telling me some kind of story. He seemed very frusterated ( I wonder why) but I did understand him say "Honey". He did give me a sweet kiss. He was calm again and I told him to give his nurse a kiss and she got one too. She was really great with Walter and I hope to get her again tonight. (as long as I do not receive another 5:00 wake up call). I still wonder if he will remember what I told him about his accident. With his brain injury, of course, we have no way of knowing what goes through his mind. I can say though that his brain should work fine once he gets to therapy. I think he really needs St.. Mary's now but is not medically ready. So please keep praying and hoping for Walter's speedy recovery. On a personal note, I want to thank everyone again for visiting Walter. It is imperative that he gets stimulation from visitors at this time. Thank you to Peggy and Bob and Gino for reading to him. Thank you to my neighbors/friends for their home visits to cheer me up. Julie, Brian and Nan-I love you! Gail, thank you for that bottle of red. It was sooo good and what a pretty bottle. I need to order a case of that!! Walter would love it too! Norma, thank you for our years of friendship and fun. And the wonderful cooking that you did for me. You are hired as my personal cook. Bernie and Dick-I loved your beautiful flowers. They made my dark days bright. I love you guys!! Thanks to Rick and Corinne for the blog!! Next year at this time this whole thing will be "The year from hell gone by". And Walter will be enjoying his retirement with me on the front porch and our beautiful deck that he built.
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