My brother told me not to come down because Dad had a good day today and his blood pressure has stabilized. He talked to the doctor and the doctor doesn't really think anything's really wrong. It's possible that it's all just due to his not moving around and so when they actually move him it affects his bp. Whatever. So now I'm not going down ( Read more... )

My last post said that my Dad was going to be OK. I suppose that was a bit premature. I've been getting daily updates from my brother on how my Dad's been doing, and he's always been optimistic, even when my Dad wasn't doing so well that day. He would always just say, "today was a down day." Sure, there were one or two good days mixed in there ( Read more... )

It looks like everything is going to be OK. He'll still be on the ventilator for a while, and probably won't leave the hospital and rehab for another month, but he'll be OK.

He'll be OK!

My throat hurts and I had a really bad headache before I took a three-hour nap. However, this raised my spirits a bit.

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Today, my Dad was put on a ventilator because he still isn't getting enough oxygen. So, they've sedated him and hooked him up to all kinds of machines. His pneumonia is not getting any better, worse in fact, and he's unable to get enough oxygen while simply just being "on oxygen." This is supposed to be a good thing because it will help his ( Read more... )

My Dad went into the hospital last Sunday with shortness of breath, and after diagnosing him with bronchitus, it developed into double pneumonia. Not so good for someone with 1.5 lungs, asthma, emphysema, and someone who just got done with chemo therapy ( Read more... )

We've had lots of rain here in the Atlanta area for the past few days. I secretly enjoy it. Also, I just found out that the Atlanta zoo has pandas. I smell weekend plans!

Yay for premier week on TV. The Office was great, and now I anxiously await the premier of It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia. Community isn't that bad, though I will need to ( Read more... )

What a wonderful way to welcome me to Alpharetta. I've been sick for the past couple of days, thanks to Sean's willingness to share whatever he's had. Chris is also sick, but he's in Baltimore until this evening. I keep wondering if it's swine flu. I don't think it's that outrageous of a thought, but I already feel so much better compared to ( Read more... )

I have arrived in Alpharetta and am almost unpacked. Well, allow me to rephrase. I have gotten most of the shit out of my car, and said shit is still in boxes in my room. I'll get to it once I build the book shelves so I can put stuff on them. I also need to get a chest of drawers and a desk so that I can not live out of a suitcase and not use ( Read more... )

The wildfires in California are going to end the recession because new-home sales are going to sky-rocket.

I love the following headline from CNN.com for it's irony:
FAA safety inspector dies as copter hits houseI think I'll nominate this guy for a posthumous Darwin award ( Read more... )