I’m feeling really jet-lagged…I’ve been in 4 time zones in 4 days. I’ve been having insomnia issues since dad’s accident, and multiple flights haven’t helped regularize me. I was lucky enough to get on both flights I’d listed on, arriving in SLC a little after 11 PM. I napped a little on the plane, but […]
Yesterday, we got our apartment lease squared away, and the movers arrived with all of our cargo from Cali. Other than having to remove the windows in the living room to get the couch in, we were able to have a fully stocked apartment within about three hours. We made a few trips to Meijer, […]
“David is stable, he still has some temperature but that is normal. He will go back to surgery in a couple of day & the surgeons will amputate a little above the knee to make sure they got all of the necrosis. He is still on a ventilator, but seems to breathing a little easier. […]
Last night my dad was taken in for surgery, after signing a consent for possible amputation. When the surgeons went in, there was so much decay/necrosis and infection that they had absolutely no choice but to amputate. From what I understand, the amputation was right at the knee. In a few days they will have […]
I felt that it was more appropriate to have a separate blog to document David’s recovery and progress. I will continue to put the stories on this site, but the entries solely about David can be found at davidewatson.blogspot.com . Over the next few days, I will transfer the posts I have created so far […]
Friday afternoon I pulled Rosie out of school at lunchtime, and Mike drove us to the airport. We had our standby reservation for the 3:30 flight to LAX. Once we were at the gate, we found out that the flight was oversold by 8 seats. After 2 hours of security and waiting at the gate, […]
While at John and April’s reception, I got a call from my mom with the happiest news of the week…David was breating on his own! He had been breathing without the ventilator for 5 hours…which just shocked the nurses and doctors. The previous day, we were told he could be on the vent for up […]
For the most part, David’s condition is about the same as yesterday. His fever has decreased slightly, and the blood cultures didn’t grow out any bacteria. The trach tube was inserted, so he’s got the “Christopher Reeve” neck look going now. His leg is still exposed from the surgery, and the opening is gaping about […]
This evening, David was in surgery for approximately 2 hours with the vascular surgeon. His left leg muscles were assessed for death/damage. Unfortunately, I’m not up on my muscle anatomy these days, nor is my mom who gave the report. Apparently two muscles were okay with no tissue removed, but 50% of the other two […]
From within hours of the accident, we have had an outpouring of offers to help our family in this time of great need. Usually at the time of these offers, we said we’d let them know because the family hadn’t fully assessed our needs. Now we have a list of ideas for how you can […]
