(posted by Mary Ann)
From my Facebook update:
Marvels of modern medicine! Dad has already been up sitting in a chair, he's eating and is in good spirits. He doesn't like the Morphine, so switched to Norco. Looks like he may have developed pneumonia though. They're running tests, then maybe antibiotics. Mom is doing much better too, was out shopping with Theresa today already! :-)
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
OSP Talent show 09' The Dawson Three
(posted by Mary Ann)
Just made a YouTube channel for us, TheGroovyFam,
and looked for the Dawson's and found THIS:
Just made a YouTube channel for us, TheGroovyFam,
and looked for the Dawson's and found THIS:
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Dad in hospital, gathering at Mom's house, Theresa's arrival...(ANY of you, please add text and/or photos to this post)
(posted by Mary Ann)
From my Facebook updates (newsfeed):
April 24 at 8:00am
Hanging out with all my siblings tonight :-)
April 24 at 9:09am
Just found out Dad rushed to the hospital. Update later...
Sun at 8:51am
It doesn't look good. Spiral fracture of Dad's right femur, while he was simply sitting on his bed after taking his shoes off...he heard *POP*POP*POP*!, then EXTREME PAIN. His bones are about as strong as a cigarette ash. Doing "embollism" today to keep him from bleeding to death, then surgery tomorrow. We're hoping he... doesn't have to lose his leg (at top of thigh). I HATE CANCER!!!
Mon at 11:19am
Worried about Dad, waiting for word. He is still in the 1st of 2 complicated surgeries. Hoping he won't have to lose his leg (or worse). It started at 8 am and he is still in the 1st surgery. Dad, Mom's sugery, & niece Elizabeth all in a week and a half. Sheesh!
Mon at 12:47pm
Dad now in 2nd surgery, they took him in right after embolisation procedure. Expected to finish sometime after 4pm. Using computer here in waiting room, no signal for cell phones. (UPDATE sent by Theresa.)
Tuesday at 8:17am
WHEW! Dad's surgery went well, they put his leg back together with a rod, pins, etc. (Thank God they didn't have to "take" it.) He will be on heavy pain killers for a couple of days, so we'll see how things go.
From my Facebook updates (newsfeed):
April 24 at 8:00am
Hanging out with all my siblings tonight :-)
April 24 at 9:09am
Just found out Dad rushed to the hospital. Update later...
Sun at 8:51am
It doesn't look good. Spiral fracture of Dad's right femur, while he was simply sitting on his bed after taking his shoes off...he heard *POP*POP*POP*!, then EXTREME PAIN. His bones are about as strong as a cigarette ash. Doing "embollism" today to keep him from bleeding to death, then surgery tomorrow. We're hoping he... doesn't have to lose his leg (at top of thigh). I HATE CANCER!!!
Mon at 11:19am
Worried about Dad, waiting for word. He is still in the 1st of 2 complicated surgeries. Hoping he won't have to lose his leg (or worse). It started at 8 am and he is still in the 1st surgery. Dad, Mom's sugery, & niece Elizabeth all in a week and a half. Sheesh!
Mon at 12:47pm
Dad now in 2nd surgery, they took him in right after embolisation procedure. Expected to finish sometime after 4pm. Using computer here in waiting room, no signal for cell phones. (UPDATE sent by Theresa.)
Tuesday at 8:17am
WHEW! Dad's surgery went well, they put his leg back together with a rod, pins, etc. (Thank God they didn't have to "take" it.) He will be on heavy pain killers for a couple of days, so we'll see how things go.
Friday, April 23, 2010
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
UPDATE: Wednesday, April 21, 2010
(posted by Mary Ann)
Mom eating an orange:
Mom and I had a pretty good sleep last night after watching a movie, "On Golden Pond" (Katherine Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda), the movie that I took Nana to see right after we had her picture taken (the one in the pink blouse).
Mom and I enjoyed the movie, then went to bed at midnight. Got up around 9:45am. I slept on the pull-out couch again, but Mom is doing really well now, so I'm going to sleep in a real bed upstairs tonight. :-)
She took a shower by herself and put regular clothes on. Her appetite is returning, too. I played around with the tv converter box that Trish and Tom brought over, but didn't have any luck, so I installed the converter box that I brought with me from home and got it working. Don't know why there was a difference, but there was. She now gets about a dozen channels, including channel 7 and channel 56 (PBS). YAY!...and no cable bill! The reception strength is intermittent at times, but, I think that a more powerful antenna would easily fix that problem. Keep your eyes open for one and let her know if you see a good deal on one (or if you have a spare one lying around).
Elizabeth had surgery this morning. I heard all went well (Tom called Mom). She and Trish are on their way home from Cincinnati already. Hopefully Trish and Elizabeth will post a blog about it after they're rested.
Theresa versus the Volcano:
Just got off of the phone with Theresa. Her visit is back on again. She is planning to fly here on Saturday. It will be a very short visit. Hopefully she will add to this blog after she arrives at Mom's. Siobhan is coming this weekend too! :-)
Mom resting after her shower and lunch:
Early Thursday morning out in Mom's "back yard":
Mom eating an orange:
Mom and I had a pretty good sleep last night after watching a movie, "On Golden Pond" (Katherine Hepburn, Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda), the movie that I took Nana to see right after we had her picture taken (the one in the pink blouse).
Mom and I enjoyed the movie, then went to bed at midnight. Got up around 9:45am. I slept on the pull-out couch again, but Mom is doing really well now, so I'm going to sleep in a real bed upstairs tonight. :-)
She took a shower by herself and put regular clothes on. Her appetite is returning, too. I played around with the tv converter box that Trish and Tom brought over, but didn't have any luck, so I installed the converter box that I brought with me from home and got it working. Don't know why there was a difference, but there was. She now gets about a dozen channels, including channel 7 and channel 56 (PBS). YAY!...and no cable bill! The reception strength is intermittent at times, but, I think that a more powerful antenna would easily fix that problem. Keep your eyes open for one and let her know if you see a good deal on one (or if you have a spare one lying around).
Elizabeth had surgery this morning. I heard all went well (Tom called Mom). She and Trish are on their way home from Cincinnati already. Hopefully Trish and Elizabeth will post a blog about it after they're rested.
Theresa versus the Volcano:
Just got off of the phone with Theresa. Her visit is back on again. She is planning to fly here on Saturday. It will be a very short visit. Hopefully she will add to this blog after she arrives at Mom's. Siobhan is coming this weekend too! :-)
Mom resting after her shower and lunch:
Early Thursday morning out in Mom's "back yard":
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Email from Theresa today...
(posted by Mary Ann)
It doesn't look good for flying out on Saturday. The volcanic ash plume is moving in the wrong direction; Dublin airport was supposed to open for flights this morning at 5 am but remains closed until Wednesday at 1pm. Weekend weather very uncertain. I'll keep you all posted!
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Email from Monday, April 19, 2010:
Hi all,
I've rescheduled my flights... I'll now arrive next Saturday 24th April, return to Ireland on Friday 30th April. I know it's only 6 (SIX!) days but it's the best I can do without completely messing up schedules at work. And it saves a week of vacation time for me to spend later, maybe in the autumn (Thanksgiving again?).
The weather report predicts a shift in the wind, taking the ash plume south and east by Thursday this week so transatlantic flights should be ok.
Joe, can you still pick me up at Detroit airport?
Love you all, see you soon!!
Theresa
Smoke billows from a volcano in Eyjafjallajokull April 16, 2010. The Icelandic volcano is still spewing ash into the air in a massive plume that has disrupted air traffic across Europe and shows little sign of letting up, officials said on Friday. REUTERS/Ingolfur Juliusson (ICELAND - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
It doesn't look good for flying out on Saturday. The volcanic ash plume is moving in the wrong direction; Dublin airport was supposed to open for flights this morning at 5 am but remains closed until Wednesday at 1pm. Weekend weather very uncertain. I'll keep you all posted!
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Email from Monday, April 19, 2010:
Hi all,
I've rescheduled my flights... I'll now arrive next Saturday 24th April, return to Ireland on Friday 30th April. I know it's only 6 (SIX!) days but it's the best I can do without completely messing up schedules at work. And it saves a week of vacation time for me to spend later, maybe in the autumn (Thanksgiving again?).
The weather report predicts a shift in the wind, taking the ash plume south and east by Thursday this week so transatlantic flights should be ok.
Joe, can you still pick me up at Detroit airport?
Love you all, see you soon!!
Theresa
Smoke billows from a volcano in Eyjafjallajokull April 16, 2010. The Icelandic volcano is still spewing ash into the air in a massive plume that has disrupted air traffic across Europe and shows little sign of letting up, officials said on Friday. REUTERS/Ingolfur Juliusson (ICELAND - Tags: ENVIRONMENT DISASTER)
Mom resting just after seeing the doctor Monday...
(posted by Mary Ann)
Lying down on the couch for a little rest after a visit to the doctor with Trish to have her catheter removed. Waiting for Elena to come and stay with her while Mary Ann goes back home for a doctor appointment on Tuesday. Trish, please add to this post and re-word it any way you like.
Lying down on the couch for a little rest after a visit to the doctor with Trish to have her catheter removed. Waiting for Elena to come and stay with her while Mary Ann goes back home for a doctor appointment on Tuesday. Trish, please add to this post and re-word it any way you like.
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Home from the hospital!
(posted by Trish)
So, I drove mom home from the hospital today.
We are really glad to get her back home to her own bed.
So, I drove mom home from the hospital today.
We are really glad to get her back home to her own bed.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
Monday, April 12, 2010
Surgery has begun!
(posted by Trish and Mary Ann)
Click on a photo to view a larger version of it, the click the "back" button to go back to the blog.
Photos taken during prep, just before surgery:
Mom is in surgery! At this posting Mary Ann, William, Joe, and Trish are in the surgery waiting room at University of Michigan Hospital. The surgery is scheduled for 3-1/2 hours.
Trish in the family waiting room working on the arrangements for the triplets' graduation party.
Click on a photo to view a larger version of it, the click the "back" button to go back to the blog.
Photos taken during prep, just before surgery:
Mom is in surgery! At this posting Mary Ann, William, Joe, and Trish are in the surgery waiting room at University of Michigan Hospital. The surgery is scheduled for 3-1/2 hours.
Trish in the family waiting room working on the arrangements for the triplets' graduation party.
12 mile bike ride
(posted by Trish)
Joe, Trish, Megan, Kelly, Jessica and Elizabeth went on
a 12 mile bike ride on Saturday! Really nice paved trail
in Hamburg. It goes all the way from Hamburg to Stockbridge.
Joe, Trish, Megan, Kelly, Jessica and Elizabeth went on
a 12 mile bike ride on Saturday! Really nice paved trail
in Hamburg. It goes all the way from Hamburg to Stockbridge.
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Click on the word "Comments" to read what others have said ...OR...
Click on the word "Comments" to read what others have said ...OR...
...if you want to leave a comment of your own. And please remember to sign your comment.
- Mary Ann
...if you want to leave a comment of your own. And please remember to sign your comment.
- Mary Ann
This is great!
THank you, Mary Ann. THis is a great idea. Each of us should post stuff occasionally to keep all the family updated. Now you just have to teach Mom and Dad and Lorraine how to post to the blog.
Friday, April 9, 2010
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