Whirlwind Birthday Vacation Trip, Day Five
Lorena
I think it’s day five. Where the fuck are we? What day is this? OH! It’s my birthday! The whole day was a blur, and now with waiting, waiting, waiting…
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Whirlwind Birthday Vacation, Day Three
How can I be so tired? Most of my day has been spent in the car! Hospital – Uncle Joe, while not out of the woods, is still looking good.…
Whirlwind Vacation Birthday Trip, Day Two
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Whirlwind Birthday Vacation Trip, Day One
The day began at 3 AM when the alarm went off. You can all imagine the flurry of packing, showering, cat-snuggling, and triple-checking that the stove was off, I’m sure…
When last we left our Intrepid Hero
I know I haven’t posted an update in a couple of days. It seems sort of pointless to say “READ THIS! NO CHANGES!” but on the other hand, if I’m…
Not much new to report
From Aunt Gay’s daily email – Tues 9/29 3PM. Joe is still in ICU, still on the ventilator, still running a fever of about 102. The consensus among the docs…
How many posts can I title “Daily Unca Joe Update”?
Two emails from Aunt Gay today – Mon. 9/28 Joe still has a high fever, though not as high as yesterday. He’s off the cold bed again. Still in ICU,…
Uncle Joe update
I just had a lovely conversation with Aunt Gay, and they’ve finally gotten Unca Joe’s fever down. This is the email she sent out earlier today – Joe’s still running…
Daily Unca Joe update
I was about to post this: Joe’s still in ICU, still has a fever, still on the respirator. The pulmonary doc hasn’t been in yet, but he was hoping to…
Unca Joe critically stable! Aunt Gay getting rest!
Once again, pretty much just copy-paste from Aunt Gay (and also sending her love and hugs): Wednesday, Sept. 23, noon. Joe’s still “critically stable,” still in the ICU, still on…
Your daily Unca Joe update
Basically just quoting an email Aunt Gay sent out a little bit ago – As many of you already know, Joe had emergency abdominal surgery Saturday night, Sept. 19. It’s…