BULLETIN!

I'm glad you found Vet but I sure hate to hear that about his wife. I do hope she will improve quickly.

Sorry to hear that. I might have passed him on my way to see my mom. She was transferred to Mt. Pleasant on Oct 23.

VietVet, Atrium has WiFi. I have used it since August there while my mom was a patient. Someone needs to let him know. Having a laptop while you're at Atrium, truly helps pass the time and stay updated on business, etc.

If she need nursing home rehabilitation, I recommend Mt. Pleasant. My advice is to start contacting early. I was lucky to get a room for my mom. They had one room available the day before she was released. Her doctor had to abide by my mom's wishes to be transferred there.

Good Luck.

Hi folks!- Sorry I've been away. My son and I returned home from work on 10/22/09- he from Hamilton and I from Wright-Patt and found her on the floor in the family room, unable to move to get to a 911 call. The squad took her to the emergency room where a neurologist examined here and said it didn't look good, that she had a major stoke. Blood clot broke loose and went to the right side of her brain. Some bleeding and swelling. Taken to ICU and given treatment for the swelling. She had lost her speech for a few days, started incoherent "mumbling" and now can speak where you can understand her. They had her on tube feeding as there was a choke hazard if eating by mouth. Speech therapy, physical therapy and occupational therapy has been and will be working with her for the next 4 to 6 weeks at Atrium. (She is scheduled to move from ICU to the 5th floor Rehab today). She will then be evaluated and will hopefully get to come home by then. My son usually works days but some nights on his job. I work all days and my son's wife will be there full time with her during the day. We will all get some training to handle her day to day needs around the house. She has Medicare/Social Security Disability and is probably going to be qualified to get a "hover-around" chair if she is still unable to walk. We also plan to get her one of those "around the neck alert" buttons.(Wish she had one on the 22nd!) In the meantime, she was handling all the finances so I had to take over paying the bills. Got my own little system to handle those.

I want you all to know that the RN's/ doctors, rehab personel and support staff were all fantastic during this ordeal. Any negative things that I have heard in the past, I have experienced none of. A great hospital so far!

I will be monitoring this site periodically, but won't be able to participate for awhile. My life has changed and I will be making some adjustments. Keep up the good fight and we will do the same for my wife here at home.

God Bless All Of You for caring.

Vet.

Vet...Hope your wife improves daily

Vet

Prayers go out to you and the Misses.

Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.