Rob & Pam update 28th Feb 2007

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Yowie - 27 Feb 2007 21:22 GMT

[forwarded from catslaves]

Back at the library. i have a 50 minute time limit and a ton of emails. So
I'll give you the update through this message. BTW. Pre-teens ok. They
gave me a dirty look and left the library. Am at th e same terminal with a
young man sitting next to me. I don't even want to know what he's in for.
Just know that the library's parental controls stricter than any I ever had.

Rob is being moved to the re-habilitation ward tomorrow. The local
hospital's re-hab center is full up and they cannot fit him in yet,
according to the re-hab people in Chapel Hill. Tomorrow, I'll be heading up
there for a couple of days, and hope that he'll improve rapidly and be home
soon.

It is hard. He doesn't look like he's got life in his eyes. I know it's
the cancer, but it is so hard. How has David and Leslie stood this? Sigh.
Sisters in hospital corridors. We need a convention and major gripe
session. Can't spend too much time on here, so hope someone will post this
for me with the cat group.

Got ahold of my eldest son, finally. Idiot sister finally told him I was
trying to get ahold of him, and he finally got in contact with Rob's parents
who gave me his phone numbers. Maybe me telling her what a b*tch she is
helped....nah. I should watch what messages I leave on her voice mail
though.

Pam S>

Excuse me, while I hack up a hairball. Now, what part of meow didn't you
understand?

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Lesley - 28 Feb 2007 13:33 GMT

How has David and Leslie stood this? Sigh.

>Sisters in hospital corridors. We need a convention and major gripe
>session.

Well major venting on this list helped a lot!
Along with the odd screaming session and the occasional beer with friends
where I got to talk about something else! I had one highly satisfying
discussion about the weather- a topic which would normally bore me to death!

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs

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tanadashoes - 01 Mar 2007 18:53 GMT

> How has David and Leslie stood this? Sigh.
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am not supposed to take more than 15 minutes on the hotel computer.
Sigh. Wish you were here for a major discussion of the weather. And
cats. need a cat discussion fix. Need to talk about jobs, school,
climates, travel. Anything but Rob's probable life span. Won't
discuss the fact that Rob is being treated by committee. Cats would
do a more organized job. Today, I contacted the voice mail of Rob's
neurologist to let her know that the radiology and whatever
departments are putting in an "unbrella" to catch blood clots before
they can get to his heart and lungs. The neurologist just found out
that he was in hospital on Monday. He's been in h ere two weeks
today. I want my hunny bunny back to himself and home.

Pam S.

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Kreisleriana - 01 Mar 2007 22:56 GMT

>> How has David and Leslie stood this? Sigh.
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>Pam S.

{{{{{{{{{{{Pam and Rob}}}}}}}}}}} We can't purr enough for you.

Theresa
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Make Levees, Not War

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Sam - 02 Mar 2007 03:05 GMT

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> Pam S.

And we want that for you both. In the meantime, all the hugs and purrs
we can muster are headed your way.

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Lesley - 02 Mar 2007 09:58 GMT

Won't

>discuss the fact that Rob is being treated by committee.

At least its a commitee. What annoyed me (and still does) is Dave getting
treated by people who only have interest in one thing. We had a dietician who
wanted him discharged after a week in hospital because "He's eating fine"
when Dave pointed out he couldn't walk the guy's attitude was that was not a
reason to keep him in hospital he was sorted nutritionally that's all. He's
also had people whose only concern was his skin, holding up his physio
because it is apparently not possible for the nurses and the physios to co-
ordinate themselves. I could go on...I mean you even have the affair of the
stockings (This is over the last week)

1. One nurse says they need to be changed every 3-4 days

2 Another nurse says he needs to take them off every night-can I do it or
should they send someone round every night?

3. Another nurse showing rare sense points out that since he was measured for
the one's he has, 10 weeks or so ago and his legs have vastly increased their
muscle bulk, so they are miles too small, no wonder he's been complaining
about them feeling more uncomfortable

4. Her supervisor phones me a few days later to ask if I am taking them off
at night. I have to tell him that one of his own staff has oredred new one's

5. When the new one's arrive they are the closed toe type, no good

ARGHHH!

Lesley

Slave of the Fabulous Furballs

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