One month ago today. Hard to believe what Greg has endured in these four weeks. It is also to comprehend or understand the impact on the rest of us. It as been eye opening and life changing for many of us. Greg will not believe that I was not in my office for three weeks. He won't believe any of this story.
I am waiting for the Drs to complete their rounds this morning. There is a rumor that they may make the decision to remove the EEG dopplers and............the DRAIN!!!!!! I can't tell you the impact this will have on things. We spend a good deal of time saying, "don't touch that", " hands down", " leave that alone", "you have all kinds of lines in your head", " your nurse is going to be so mad", " you can't do that". His replies were usually, "you are a pain in the ass, chill, relax", or just a plain old "WHAT". The poor guy just didn't understand, or couldn't remember what we told him a minute before. Removing the drain will be a big milestone.
I am curious to see the results of his CT scan from this morning. As of last night Dr. Du was still concerned with a major vessel that appeared to still be in spasm. As a result of their concern, they put him back on the medications to raise his BP. The ongoing ups and downs......
This week is going to end really well, I know it..
Winter continues, the drive in was really tough... Take it slow and enjoy what we hope is the final blast of winter!!!
Mike
I think I figured out a way to keep Greg from touching "the drain". You have Matt use some reverse psychology, along the lines of "I dare you to touch the drain", or "you wouldn't touch that drain". I know Greg's memory is not the best right now, but I'm pretty sure it has been ingrained in his DNA that he loves to argue with the only person that is as stubborn as he is.
ReplyDeleteThat, or you have Dikembe Mutombo stand next to him and swat his hand every time he goes for "the drain".
Hopefully the docs are able to remove the EEG dopplers and "the drain", and you won't need to use either of these tactics.