February 24, 2009

Jodi has pneumonia and was scheduled to go to her Dr. this AM when she had what appeared to be another seizure. The paramedics were called and after they were able to stabilize her, I took her to her Dr. After tests, x-rays, it was determined that she was dehydrated due to her high temperatures with the pneumonia. That is probably why she passed out. Her heart rate was so high and her respirations as well. She was cold and clammy and it was difficult to get a blood pressure. When they finally got it, it was 50/80 and then slowly went up to 80/40. She keeps doing things that make me realize just how fragile she is. I told her that from now on, I was going to give her so much water via her feeding tube that she would be floating. The good news is that last week during therapy, she walked with "ski poles" about 400 feet. She walked about 6 feet without any help. Great! Huh? That's it for today. Connie

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Glad to hear that Jodi is recovering from the pneumonia and that she is making such progress in walking and eating. Connie, we really appreciate the blog postings. We think of you all frequently.
Love, John & Rosemary Neal