Please pray ...dad is in ICU on life support
Hello everyone. I apologize for not posting sooner but things have been crazy and this was the last thought on my mind. This week has been bad. Dad was doing some strange things like talking to himself, slurring his speech and acting confused since Monday. They thought it was his meds. On Tuesday he went for his daily blood and blood work and his oxygen level was 90% so then transferred him to the ER and kept him on oxygen until they got him a room. He finally got a room Wednesday night. He had a rough night that night and on Thursday morning he stopped breathing. They called a code blue and took him to ICU. He has been there ever sense. I got her Thursday at about 12 and spent last night. At first his heart was having some issues. beating out of sync. That did straighten itself out but now his lungs are in bad shape. When we left last night he had gone from 100% to 60% oxygen. When my mom and I got there at 8 this morning they had bumped him back up o 80%. We met with the doctors and his lungs are filling up with fluid and white blood cells. He is on anti fungal, anti viral and anti biotics to fight whatever kind of infection is in his lungs. He is sedated and has been since they took him to ICU. He also had a procedure to see if there is blood in his lungs. Preliminary reports were that he did not. I stayed they day with him and they did an ultrasound on his arm and he has a blood clot in it but since his platelet count is so low they can't do anything about it. The doctor said they are scared his lungs will begin to fill up with blood since his count is so low. I am in the process of finding out if he can get my platelets. I know that will help. To be completely honest it does not look good. We are waiting to see if he is responding to the medications and if his lungs hold out. Right now the machine is doing all of the breathing for him. My mom and I had a priest come today and bless him, anoint him with the oils of the sick and give him absolution.I am about to leave to spend the night at the hospital (right now I am with at their appointment because there are no visiting hours from 6-8).Thank-you for all of your thoughts and prayers. Dad has fought a long and hard battle and God will do what is best with him. I am trying to remember that. If you would like to email me at nfikac@yahoo.com my iPhone does work there at the hospital (I don't have my laptop) and I can let you know how it is going.Thanks.-Natalie