Deborah, at the hospital this evening with her mom and daughters Mandi and Laura, reports that although Jimm had a bad night, at least today has been quieter because Jimm is exhausted and slept much of the time. This is probably partly due to the uncomfortable night, and partly due to high toxin levels in the blood that his body is doing battle with. The toxins are present because his blood pressure has been too low for dialysis, and in fact they are planning on hooking him up to a new device that will be performing dialysis on a 24 hour basis. He needs it because the old kidneys are still not pumping much at all(hemodialysis tends to lower the BP so they actually like it to be a bit high before they start the process).
Although a little dehydrated, his temp has been good and sedatives have been cut back in favor of more pain meds. The breathing tube has gone from 30% assist to just giving a little kick. Small steps Ellie.
No more word on surgery.. CT scans are being analyzed to determine what's next.
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Jimm, miss you at the r-ball court. I can easily beat up on the boys with those little shit shots up front but when you are on the court, you and I have had some battles up front. They always make me laugh while we are in the middle of the rally. I miss you.
Don't expect any sympathy points when we play next.
Lee
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