done

darkelf, plenty of prayers to go 'round

--- Barb Jernigan  wrote:
> spare a thought for my aunt and uncle ... and those caring for them....
> 
> 
> thanks
> ----- Forwarded Message -----
> Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 11:53:29 EST
> Subject: Re: Rainy Tuesday
> 
> Hi, Aunt Pam and Uncle Jimmy:
> 
> Just a quick note to let you know that both Mom and Dad are in the
> hospital as of last night, both with respiratory difficulties.  We've
> been monitoring Dad pretty closely and we took him into urgent care last
> Friday night because of a bad cough and he also felt chilled.  At that
> time the doctor, after taking chest x-rays and blood and taking tests,
> said there was a possibility that Dad might be starting  a pneumonia.  
> 
> By Sat. morning Dad was no longer chilled, he no longer had a fever and
> he seemed to be feeling much better.  Mom and I discussed everything and
> we were thinking that he might have been having another mini-stoke.  Mom
> herself has had a cough for several weeks and I have talked to her about
> that, too.  She said that she didn't feel sick, but that she had a tickle
> in the back of her throat.
> 
> Sunday, both parents didn't feel well and we had an appointment set up
> for Tues. at the doctors.  Monday, Mom started feeling really sick and
> Dad spiked another fever.  I was going to take them into the doctors
> office, having made several calls back and forth to the nurse there.  I
> ended up taking them straight to the hospital emergency. Mom has
> pneumonia and Dad possibly bronchitis.  They will probably be at the
> hospital, Holy Names Hospital, for several days.  They are both on IV's
> for fluids, food and antibiotics.  Yesterday was a traumatic day.  
> 
> I called this morning and talked to Mom.  She is pretty raspy.  I will be
> taking them in some personal items later on this morning.  They have been
> resting well and I hope we'll have them back on their feet soon!
> 
> Love, Gwen 


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