When I arrived at the rehab facility yesterday around 11am the respiratory thereapist and PA were in Bob’s room. Apparently there was a problem with his trach. I urged them to call am ambulance and transfer him to the ER at Forsyth to see what was going on. They did have to replace the trach and also found a UTI and dehydration. I stayed with him in the ER talking with the ER doctor and his heart doctor to make sure he was stable and his heart was okay.
It was determined he was safe to return to the facility once they finished treating him but it would be 10pm before he could be transported. It was only 5pm and I had been in the ER room with him since 12:30. Al had left Winston around 2:30 to come up here once the nurses told me he would be in the ER for several hours getting treated.
I left Bob in the good hands of the ER staff and headed to Frances’ with take out for dinner. The rehab facility finally called me at 11:15pm to let me know he was back in his room.
This morning Al came home. I went by the facility to talk with the head of nursing and the RT to do a follow up. Bob was sleeping so I left and headed back home.
We have a nice, sunny day with no wind. Temperatures, low 30’s, are mild considering what they have been.
Continuing prayers.