Dear Laurie,
God works in such strange ways. I am so sorry to hear of this turn of events.
I will keep Steve, his parents and you in my prayers.
Love, Gini
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Dear Laurie,
God works in such strange ways. I am so sorry to hear of this turn of events.
I will keep Steve, his parents and you in my prayers.
Love, Gini
Oh Laurie, I'm so sorry to hear this sad news. We all had such hope for his recovery. I'm not going to give up hope, but I'll be praying that if he must go, that he is painfree and comfortable. I do believe that he knew you were there visiting him - the holding your hand and such just can't be denied.
What will be will be, but know that you have done everything in your power to make sure he knows he is loved.
I'm so sorry, but will be sending out positive thoughts and many many prayers for him, his family and you and your family. {{{hugs}}} :(
Laurie,
I am so sorry I only came upon this thread now, but my wishes and prayers come to you, Steve and his parents across the miles.
Oh I am so sorry to hear this... prayers and loving thoughts are with you all!
Hi God ~
We've got the Candils Lighted, pawz & klawz crossed,
and we send You a Prayer ebery nite for Steve ...
Please keep Steve, his Mom & Dad, an Miz Laurie in Your Lovin Armz ...
An be sure Steve knows we all Love him!
/s/ the Prayer Pups anna Purrayer Kat
It's so sad to hear how things are going. I can only offer my thoughts and prayers for all of you :(
(((((((HUGS)))))))
I have been thinking about him all day and figured I better come check on him here... Oh Geez! Prayers are on their way and will go into overtime.
ANY word today?
I came here too hoping for an update. Haven't stopped my prayers....
I have dropped in here several times looking for an update too.
I woke up thinking about Steve and Laurie.
Prayers..............................
I just tried to post a reply but it didn't "take" for some reason :confused: He made it through the night but I can't get any answers from the new group in this new ICU ward. I will have to ask his folks to put me on the "OK list" again. They haven't been answering the phone today so maybe they are already there. I'll know more later I'm sure.
Thanks, Laurie. He - and all of you - are still in my prayers.
I can't imagine how hard this must be on you Laurie. So frustrating that you can't get any answers. I will keep checking in and sending prayers.
Just spoke with Bill/Dad. He sounded more encouraged after their visit today and their talk with another doctor. Still in ICU but they removed the "small clot" on his lung and feeling more optimistic about being able to move him, once again, into "stepdown". But not yet. Another weird problem occurs, however, because of a visit by his "sister" who is a man. He showed up in drag to visit. The nurses didn't even realize that "she" was really a he. But that, dear friends, is another story. There are not good feelings between the siblings. OMD, this is all getting Mondo Bizarro for K, J and for me :confused: When Steve, IF Steve becomes aware of surroundings, and should see... oh dear, nevermind :( "Is this for real or am I am Miami?" No offense, I think that's a quote from an old RKrumb comix :rolleyes:
I AM NOT MAKING THIS UP :rolleyes:
That does sound encouraging. As for the sibling weirdness, hey, at least s/he cared enough to visit. Prayers continuing!
PHEW! That is a big load off my mind!
Laurie, thanks so much for posting this news. Yes, it is encouraging and I know that he's got a long way to go yet. With all these PT prayers, I just know that things will continue to get better.
As for the sibling, do I read in your comment that the last time Steve saw his "brother" he was wearing pants?
Sorry, but I had to giggle at this. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by slick
So good to hear the encouraging news, Laurie. Hopefully all is continuing to go well. :)
culottes maybe :rolleyes: Things about the same this afternoon. Still ICU, still no response, but still alive.Quote:
his "brother" was wearing pants?
Laurie, please know that I wasn't trying to make a joke of it. I just wondered if the last time they met, his brother was a man and perhaps Steve didn't know anything about the "drag" business. It would be a shock to wake up to that.
Prayers continuing.
May I add a little "lightness" and "humor" in here about now?
When they were waking Eddie up from the coma, they started to with hold his pain medicine in order to get him to respond to certain commands, which he would NOT respond to. They kept telling him he could have pain medicine when he answered their questions. He would look at them eye to eye when they asked their questions but not make ANY response.
They captured his wife one evening and told her they were really worried because he was not responding to anything they asked him. She told them to follow her and she walked into his room and asked them what were their questions and she repeted them to Eddie and he answered every ONE of them his wife asked. The BTU nurses stood there with their mouths open and asked how she did that! The answer was so simple... Eddie NEVER talked to strangers!.... (of coarse over his long stay there, he did start to talk to them)
Sooooooo, maybe the right person hasn't come to get a response out of Steve.
I know Slick, I giggled too, hence the remark about culottes. I was even going to add something about maybe silk lounging pj's but thought might be a bit much - even for a drag queen. * and certainly not while visiting someone in a hospital * What would the fashion police think :rolleyes: ;)
Laura, you may have something there. Everyone is speaking to him "sweetly and quietly" but when my son visits he speaks a little rough and says things like "hey you A-hole it's time to get your a$$ out of here" Dang if that's not when I see the most "response" of all!! Not much, but something
NORMAL tones needed to be used with him.. Goodness, all that softness and sweetness could scare him to death! I know how hard it is to use those normal tones (been there myself as you know) but I was always afraid if we acted different, it would scare Eddie to death... I STILL don't think Eddie ever understood how serious and life threatening his injuries were because we ALL acted and talked normal like we were just visiting another sick person in a hospital and we always talked as if he could hear EVERYTHING we said. You just don't know what a chatter box his wife is and I think hearing her constant (NORMAL) chatter is what kept him thinking things were not that serious. Please tell them, NO hush hush tones in his room!! NORMAL or above ONLY!
Another positive visit today. Well, better, still unsure of what he may be realizing about things, or even who we are yet. Laura, your cards are posted on his wall, as is yours Gini!! The nurses and his Mom & Dad ask "who are these people?". ;) We got a little silly with him and the nurses seemed to appreciate the interplay.
Glad he's still hanging in there, Laurie! More positive vibes coming Steve's way.
Glad to hear a more optimistic report. Day by day, that's all we can hope for is that the good days outweigh the bad, and that soon he will decide to respond to someone or something.
Great! Did you get "that look :eek: " when you told them "who" we were? (We sure did!).
Glad to hear he is still hanging in there, it means a lot to me because I feel so "attached" to this situation with Steve and his family. It will soon be a year ago that I was there where you all are right now and I was lucky with the outcome and pray you all are too. (did you see Eddies picture I posted here? http://67.15.70.205/talk/showthread.php?t=101529 )
Tell his family AND him that I am still thinking about them and will keep them in my prayers.
How nice to see a postive report Laurie. Still praying for everyone. I'm very embarrassed to say that my card is not mailed yet. I have it signed and ready to go.....will do so on Monday. :o Can I address it to his name, c/o ICU??
Morning Slick, wanted to ask the hospital about the best address to use for card delivery - seeing as how this is the 3rd "room/ward" he's been in. They said if you just write "patient Steven Paul Jackson" with the hospital name and address they will find him. It's a large hospital complex and Steve Jackson isn't exactly a unique name so I would add the middle initial, although other cards without it seem to arrive OK. Thanks for your (everyones) support. He may not be aware of it but it truly is a comfort to his folks.
Lb
GOOD GOOD VISIT TODAY!! He still can't talk or really respond alot but we certainly saw more interaction today. AND ~ the doc said we could, and should, bring his dog Steffie in to see him. Stef will be allowed in the hospital and the doc wants him to be "stimulated" and thinks seeing (or feeling) her presence will help. So.. I wont be able to visit next week, business trip to SoCal but Ken & Jen will and will play him some music. Karen, your card created some questions from hospital staff, as in "Miss Hoppy? The card says "ask Laurie". So.. who is Miss Hoppy?" I calmly answered... "Why, it's the Mayor's Bunny". They didn't ask any more questions :p Thank you.
Great news! You must let us know how he responds to his dog!
Excellent! :) Imagine someone not knowing who Miss Hoppy is! Glad you were there to clear that up for them!
Sorry friends, it appears that they are expecting his life to continue for 24 to 48 hours right now. His lungs and other innards are collapsing and life line is almost "flat line". We just returned home from a visit. Poor man. We sang and held his hand. Somehow I think he knows. He and my husband and their gnarrly dogs are gonna raise Hell in a few hours. I will miss him. :( I will miss him.
L
Our prayers are with you and all his loved ones.
oh karen, I'm so sad right now - what do I do?
Oh Laurie....this is just so sad. :( I'm very sorry for all of this and will be saying lots of prayers. You know where I am if you need me.
{{{hugs}}}
PS: I'm at work now but will be at home the rest of the weekend.
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Originally Posted by lbaker
Oh, honey, write him a letter that you can read to him, and tuck in with him, telling how much you care, and what you want him to tell your husband when they meet beyond the Bridge.
Then write yourself all the funny, happy, or meaningful times you and he shared - a certain road trip or two, and then put that away to revisit in the future.
I am sending you great, great big hugs. If we were near each other, I'd volunteer to come over, give you great big hugs in person, then sing you all the saddest or most prayerful songs I know until you either ran out of tears, or fell asleep, or felt better enough to sing along with me.
And if you know it, sing or imagine me singing to you;
Precious Lord, take my hand
Lead me on, let me stand
I am tired, I am weak, I am worn
Through the storm, through the night
Lead me on to the light
Take my hand, precious Lord, lead me home.
And when I see you in Findlay, for Memorial Day, I'll hug you in person, and sing for you sitting on the Palk Bench. Okay?
Love you!
{{{{{{{hugs}}}}}}} :(
Oh Laurie, I'm so so sorry. We all had such hope for him, and for him to have come this far and now this.... :(
I think Karen has a wonderful idea about writing a letter to him. As you're writing it, think of all the good times you've had with him, and the sad and hard times that he was there for you and you there for him.
Will be sending out positive thoughts and prayers for you and the rest of his family.
I'm so sorry. :( {{{hugs}}}
Oh Laurie, I am so sorry. Many {{{Hugs}}} are coming your way. :(