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Tuesday 7 July, 7:15 pm MST
Trauma Bobsled (if this reference doesn't make sense, read the earliest blog entries) was allowed to return home from the University Hospital today after one of many stays there since his accident. The hospital stays may not be over yet, but as Mendy said when we called her for this update, "we'll take whatever comes; we're just glad to still have him... most days" (nice to know she has been able to maintain her sense of humor through all of this).
Daniel is sick right now, but happy to be home again. The doctors have put him on two new IV antibiotics. The home health nurses arrived to help him learn how to use them as we were on the phone getting this update.
Basically things are in a wait-and -see mode. The doctors still aren't positive what is causing the temperature spikes that Daniel has been experiencing. But for now, they have chosen to fight the infection in his liver with antibiotics instead of surgery. If Daniel's temperature returns to 102 degrees, he will be re-admitted. The good news is, the University Hospital is only 5 minutes from his home, so it doesn't take Daniel long to return to his room with a view (and lots of tubes and machines that make beeping sounds). At this rate, they may decide to name a wing after him.
We are committed to keeping the blog going until Daniel and Christine's wedding (yes, we will post lots of pictures of that happy day), and beyond if necessary. In the interim, we will post a blog entry any day that there is new news of Daniel's condition. So if some days go by without a blog update, you can rest assured that no news is good news. But we will also report the good news when it happens.
And we even have a couple of surprise blog entries planned for the near future. So check back soon.
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I am so glad that surgery has not been chosen. Daniel you have definitely gone through something that I cannot imagine, yet, you still push forward and are an amazing example! You are the man! I am wicked excited for your wedding and for your body to finally be back to a normal state. From what I have seen on the outside, you have come so far and it seems like healing will never end, yet it looks like you are close to the norm again.
ReplyDeleteI am sorry I don't get on here very often and post. I hear things from everyone in the fam and I forget to get on here.
You are definitely a hero to me so keep on going no matter how hard the experience and it will show you that you can conquer anything!
Wish I could have seen you over the 4th but we were in Idaho. Maybe in the near future we can come up to SLC and see how you all are.
Take care my man... and take care of you parents too. I think they need you. Hehe...
Daniel, I KNOW you're happy to be home, once again! I talked with your mom last night and she told me you and Christine had decided to push your wedding date back to the 29th...GOOD MOVE! Now you'll have more time to get better. Wish you could've been here to see Christine open up her/your wedding shower gifts last Friday. (Her face said it all!) Love, Aunt Karen
ReplyDeleteP.S.~ Kim said to tell you hi for her and that she loves you too!