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<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Yesterday Pat seemed to be making progress. We were discussing the next step of moving her to a rehab center to</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">continue the respiratory and physical therapy. The doctor was considering doing this on Friday. </FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">This morning things took a decided turn for the worse. After walking a bit last night, Pat sai</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">d she felt worse. By 5 AM she was having difficulty breathing and by 9:00 AM the moved her back into ICU. When I got there a little after 10 AM</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">, they had her on full life support (which she consented to). They have her on a ventilator, feeding tube, and a nickzillion IV</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">’</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">s</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">. They are doing a bronchi</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">o</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">scope</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> and will do a deep cleaning of the lungs to remove as much of the</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">“</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">gunk</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">”</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> that is stagnant in the lungs. The plan i</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">s to keep her sedated and on the ventilator for three days to allow the body to rest and begin to heal. The pulmonologist cautioned that things can</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"></FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"> <FONT FACE="Calibri">”</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">go south</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">”</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri"> very quickly and hopefully this measure will be successful. He said there is about a 50/50 chance.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Please include Pat in your prayers and sling some drool her way too. I will keep you posted as I can.</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Sandi Wittenberg</FONT></SPAN></P>
<P DIR=LTR><SPAN LANG="en-us"><FONT FACE="Calibri">Red Bay Bassets.</FONT></SPAN><SPAN LANG="en-us"></SPAN></P>
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