Wednesday, February 15, 2006

Wednesday morning update (Feb. 15)

Jan's condition has worsened. In order to minimize stimulation to her brain, visitors to her beside have been restricted to only two names (family members) for the next three days. And we can only be there briefly, and must follow a strict No Talking, No Touching rule.

Jan came through a second surgery last night. The major concern is the continuing swelling in her brain, so they removed more of her skull to allow for the swelling. They have now inserted a catheter to monitor the swelling inside her brain. If it reaches a certain level, they must immediately decide whether to remove more bone or take other action.

Jan is also now fighting an infection. We are not yet clear on where the infection is.

Dear friends and family, please do not call the hospital to check on Jan at this time. These calls get forwarded to her nurse at her bedside. The number of calls from all Jan's loving friends is impacting the nurses' work, and is also causing a telephone to ring beside Jan -- more stimulation we are trying to avoid. Feel free to come visit the Critical Care visitor's lounge if you'd like to, to support the family and each other.

-Steve

1 comment:

Unknown said...

I wish you and the rest of the family great strength and encourangement, even though her condition is so precarious. I believe that positive thinking and love has a definite effect on the well being of a person, and accordingly I spend much of my time sending loving thoughs her direction. We CAN help Jan with our love and caring thoughts!

Paul