Posts by Alleymom

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Dansk is in the hospital --- emails from Claire

by Alleymom in

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dansk (ian) is in the hospital.

as you know, he posted to us on wednesday morning (after the tuesday night vigil) saying that he felt very bad.

claire ended up having to go home from work because he was feeling so weak and having some trouble breathing.. here are her emails.

Alleymom

7/23/05 5:14 PM EDT

5.8 litres and rising!!!!

By my calculations that's almost 9 pints.

He is still in a bit of discomfort but he is taking the medication to ease it. He's eating like the proverbial horse and drinking the high vitamin/mineral juice supplements. We're still on course for him coming out tomorrow and going to Bath. I'll keep you posted.

So many thanks to everybody who has posted on JWD. It's really lovely to read all the good wishes. It's a pity that the so-called christians can't demonstrate such love!!!

Lots of love
Claire

Marjorie

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Dansk is in the hospital --- emails from Claire

by Alleymom in

jw
friends

dansk (ian) is in the hospital.

as you know, he posted to us on wednesday morning (after the tuesday night vigil) saying that he felt very bad.

claire ended up having to go home from work because he was feeling so weak and having some trouble breathing.. here are her emails.

Alleymom

I find this astonishing.....the fact that I buy my favorite diet cherry coke in the 2-liter bottles. Carrying two of these is quite a bit for me to manage because of my disablity and weakness due to the strokes. I know how heavy these bottles can be just by trying to carry them by hand.I cannot imagine having five of these bottles of liquid in my lungs, or should I say one lung. The sheer weight is hard to fathom! It is inconceivable to me.
I have to wonder what capacity of actual air he was getting prior to being examined. It cant have been much! Hopefully, now with all this out of his system by the weekend, he'll be stronger and better able to deal with whatever they decide is best for him in Bath.
I just feel so very awful for him and what he is going through, needless to say you all are feeling the same.

Annie ---

I don't know if it makes you feel any better, but 5 liters would be 2 1/2 of the 2-liter bottles, not five bottles. However, that still seems like an inconceivable amount of fluid to me!

As you will have seen in my previous post, Claire says that Ian can now talk and breathe at the same time and his color is much better. It seems he is still hoping to make the journey to Bath on Monday.

I asked Claire if she had friends and family to help her through all of this, and she told me that her two sisters, who were never JW's, have been there for her. I'm sure you'll be happy, as I was, to hear this. I've been concerned about her.

Marjorie

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Dansk is in the hospital --- emails from Claire

by Alleymom in

jw
friends

dansk (ian) is in the hospital.

as you know, he posted to us on wednesday morning (after the tuesday night vigil) saying that he felt very bad.

claire ended up having to go home from work because he was feeling so weak and having some trouble breathing.. here are her emails.

Alleymom

Here's the latest from Claire. It sounds as if Ian's breathing is much improved after having five liters of fluid drained from his lung.

7/23/05 8:47 AM EDT Hi Marjorie Dom and I are going to see Ian in about an hour. He's having another "talcum powder" treatment some time today to make sure the pleura are well and truly stuck. He's hoping to be out Sunday morning and the doctors have been fantastic at trying to accommodate his wishes to still go to Bath.

I might just look up Twinketoes and Kaytee on JWD and have their numbers just in case. However, looking at Ian last night he was MUCH better. He could breathe and talk at the same time!!! and he wasn't a ghastly yellow/grey colour - it must have been the lack of oxygen caused by a malfunctioning lung. Painwise he is in a bit of discomfort but that's only because there is a 1/2 inch diameter pipe coming out of his back!

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Dansk is in the hospital --- emails from Claire

by Alleymom in

jw
friends

dansk (ian) is in the hospital.

as you know, he posted to us on wednesday morning (after the tuesday night vigil) saying that he felt very bad.

claire ended up having to go home from work because he was feeling so weak and having some trouble breathing.. here are her emails.

Alleymom

>>> Thanks for the update, Marjorie.

Not sure what this means for the Bath trip to the lovely Apsley House and medical oncologist, but Ian needs to be in the best shape possible to negotiate his treatment plan, so I hope he's not too annoyed at any delays. <<<

Brenda ---

I know, that was the first thing I thought of. Can you believe they drained five liters from one lung? It's no wonder Ian was having breathing problems the other day :-(

Twinkletoes and Kaytee --

I'll email Claire to make sure she knows of your kind offer --- I don't know if she's managing to find time to read the forum messages regularly.

Marjorie

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Dansk is in the hospital --- emails from Claire

by Alleymom in

jw
friends

dansk (ian) is in the hospital.

as you know, he posted to us on wednesday morning (after the tuesday night vigil) saying that he felt very bad.

claire ended up having to go home from work because he was feeling so weak and having some trouble breathing.. here are her emails.

Alleymom

7/22/05 5:14 PM EDT

Marjorie....Just a quick update before I retire for the night - Just got back from visiting Ian. He wasn't content with getting rid of 2 litres of fluid........he's parted with 5 litres and that's out of just one lung!!!!!!

He's in till at least Sunday morning.

Night night
Claire

This is the latest from Claire.

Marjorie

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Dansk is in the hospital --- emails from Claire

by Alleymom in

jw
friends

dansk (ian) is in the hospital.

as you know, he posted to us on wednesday morning (after the tuesday night vigil) saying that he felt very bad.

claire ended up having to go home from work because he was feeling so weak and having some trouble breathing.. here are her emails.

Alleymom

Carol [actually, it was me] asked about the procedure. It's relatively simple and done frequently. Sterile talcum powder is introduced by a chest tube/small catheter between the membranes around the lung. This adheres the membranes to stick together, preventing buildup of fluid in this space. Sometimes tetracycline or another antibiotic is mixed with the powder. He may experience some pain, nausea, or slight fever--all are common after this.

Thanks, Shelley. I hope it all goes well with Ian.

Marjorie

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Dansk is in the hospital --- emails from Claire

by Alleymom in

jw
friends

dansk (ian) is in the hospital.

as you know, he posted to us on wednesday morning (after the tuesday night vigil) saying that he felt very bad.

claire ended up having to go home from work because he was feeling so weak and having some trouble breathing.. here are her emails.

Alleymom

Shelley ---

I was very interested to see that you'd been in surgery helping doctors with the sterile talcum powder. How do they actually perform the pleuradesis?

Thanks,
Marjorie

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Dansk is in the hospital --- emails from Claire

by Alleymom in

jw
friends

dansk (ian) is in the hospital.

as you know, he posted to us on wednesday morning (after the tuesday night vigil) saying that he felt very bad.

claire ended up having to go home from work because he was feeling so weak and having some trouble breathing.. here are her emails.

Alleymom

I'll send this link to Claire so she'll see everyone's messages and be able to pass them along to Ian.

Please help keep this thread at the top.

Marjorie

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An End To Shunning

by Sunspot in

well, in my case anyway.

for those of you that may recall my posts about my family and that after i left the wts, how i wrote long (and painful) letters to my nonjw children among others.

i had tried to explain why i had shunned them and how very sorry i was, and for all the mistakes i had made throughout their childhoods as a jw mother.

Alleymom

ANNIE !!!!!!!!!!

Wow! I am so happy for you! Check your PM's!!

Marjorie

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Dansk is in the hospital --- emails from Claire

by Alleymom in

jw
friends

dansk (ian) is in the hospital.

as you know, he posted to us on wednesday morning (after the tuesday night vigil) saying that he felt very bad.

claire ended up having to go home from work because he was feeling so weak and having some trouble breathing.. here are her emails.

Alleymom

Hi, everyone ---

Dansk (Ian) is in the hospital. As you know, he posted to us on Wednesday morning (after the Tuesday night vigil) saying that he felt very bad. Claire ended up having to go home from work because he was feeling so weak and having some trouble breathing.

Here are her emails. (She said it's ok to post this information.)

7/20 6:08 pm [EDT]

Hi Marjorie and Jim,

Claire here. It's almost 11pm and I've just tucked his highness into bed. He hasn't seen the email you sent today, he's been far too weak to get up the stairs to get to the computer, so I'm taking it upon myself to reply to it and to thank you both soooo much for your kindness and thoughts in everything you are doing for us to try and help us (but especially Ian) through his illness. Yes the package was safely delivered this morning.

I came home from work this morning because I rang home and heard that Ian was having difficulty breathing and was very tired. I got in touch with the Macmillan nurse (do you have these angels? they're specialist nurses dealing in cancer and palliative care) and she popped round this afternoon. She's got him in to see the consultant tomorrow, got him stronger pain killers from our GP, is arranging for him to have a wheelchair and getting a 'blue badge' for the car so we can park in the disabled spaces, nearer to the door of the shops/hospital etc. All in the space of 10 minutes!! Now that's service. :)))

It also sounds like he may have to go into hospital again soon and have more fluid drained off his chest, this appears to be causing breathlessness again. He is also going to consider some form of chemo, I hope the consultant will have a word with his buddy haematologist tomorrow and discuss a plan of action. I'll keep you posted. I'll also write after our trip to Bath and fill you in with all the details.

Many many thanks once again and much love to you both.

7/21 11:36 am

Hi Marjorie,

Claire again.......can't stop....just letting you know that we went to clinic today and they decided to keep Ian in, his lung is full of fluid again and needs draining off. He'll probably be in till Saturday. He's not a happy bunny!!!!! I'll keep you posted.

Clairexxxxxx

7/21/05 2:11 pm

Hi Marjorie

Yes it would be fine to let people know. Ian gets such encouragement from the board, when he's well enough to go on.

Just got back from the hospital. He has a drain in the side of his chest for a few hours and they have already drawn off 2 litres of fluid. They're then going to try a pleuradesis, sticking the layers of pleura together with ...would you believe....sterile talcum powder! If they close the cavity between the layers of the pleura then it can't collect and cause pressure.

Anyway, he'll be in for a couple of days and then hopefully we'll be setting off to Bath. That's about a 4-5 hour drive, so we'll need to take his pillows for the back seat and make him comfortable, probably have a couple of stops on the way.

Once again, many thanks for your concern. As always I'll keep you posted

Lots of love
Claire