John,

Thanks so much - for this and the continuing updates, and for the good news. I'm looking forward to seeing her again soon. (What else are miles for? And I hope you know you can have as many of mine as you want.)

Thanks for the information and I hope Jill continues to have good progress.

We really miss her.

All the best.

I bumped this, it has been some time since we have heard of Jill's latest condition. I think when we know of her discharge date that some of us FTs should be outside of the hospital with ballons and all our smiles.. It will go a long way. Just a thought..

May peace and happiness surround us daily!

That is a marvelous thought

But, as someone whose mother had an aneurism burst in her brain ( and survived), I would suggest that we check any plans like this out with John and Mike before we implement them. Going home, in this case, does not mean back to the status quo right away

Just 'talked' to Jills son Micheal on MSN messenger. Things in RDU are stable.

Latest news:

Sorry I haven't posted in a while, but there hasn't been that much to update about in the last week. That coupled with the stress of the first two weeks and I just had to ease up a bit. I spoke with my brother this evening (as I do every night) and he reports that the therapist actually had Mom standing for a couple miniutes today. That is some positive progress. She is no longer on any oxygen, but is still not eating or speaking much. Her speech is the occasional "What?" although there were reports of a three word sentance yesterday. Mike says she was awake most of yesterday and actually seemed a bit fascinated when he put Ice Skating on the TV (she always loved to watch the Olympic skaters).

Last week her Dr. had mentioned possibly moving her out of the ICU if her test numbers stayed good. Unfortunately her blood pressure has ben a bit up and down, and her vasospasm numbers have crept back up a bit so she stay's put for now. Mom still isn't eating and they've moved her feeding tube from her nose directly into her stomach, so from the neck up, besides her funny haircut, she should look mostly normal by now.

It would appear that as jan_az mentioned, when she leaves the hospital, it might not be back to business as usual right away. She may need some time in a rehab facility. The good news is that after all this time without them, she may finally quit smoking cigarettes! I expect to talk to her Dr. in the morning and one of my questions will be about at what stage and in what quantity she might start receiving visitors. It seems to me that if she gets into a room with regular access (not the dreaded ICU), that a stream of visitors over a period of days and weeks might offer more mental stimulation than a bunch of good folks waiting with baloons and flowers as she leaves the hospital. Please don't take my last sentance to mean that we don't really appreciate everyone's ideas and enthusiasm. I'm just thinking that if several of you want to visit, Mom might get more out of it if we spread it out, of course there might be some benefit to a big impact from seeing a whole bunch of familiar faces all at once, and I know how hard it is for you folks NOT to get on an airplane and meet somewhere for fun.

I'll advise after I speak with her Dr.

Thanks for all the support.

jmx

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Thanks, John.

Several of us drank to her rapid and complete recovery at an FT mini-gathering in Boston yesterday evening. Here's hoping she can be at another one with us soon!

Good News!

Finally something positive to post about. I spoke with Mom's surgeon today and he had several good things to say. This afternoon she is being moved out of the ICU (I know last night's post indicated she'd be there longer) and will be in ward 5B at the same Wakemed hospital in Raleigh. He said her vasospasms are looking good enough that they're going to stop giving her the medicine to control them. He indicated that she is awake much more now and is moving well, and seems to be smiling and recognizing people more and occasionally laughing.

Now for the really big news: she can have visitors on an almost unlimited basis, and can get phone calls. Dr. Boone indicated that while it doesn't happen often, he has seen a couple cases where after surgery like this, people who weren't talking to people standing in front of them, would start talking when they got phone calls. I wonder what would happen if we put a computer in front of her, put a headset on her and told her one of her Plat customers needed to book a flight?

The Dr. indicated that she would probably be in this "step down" ward for most of a week, and then will be transferred to a rehab center within the Wakemed facility. He expects that if things go well in the rehab stage and she could be released from the hospital in aprox 4-5 weeks. This assesment is based on the assumption that in the stated timeframe she not only starts speaking, but gets to a point where they feel she can take care of herself. Should she need further care from there, a short term (hopefully ) stay in a nursing home may he in order.

I don't have a room number or phone number yet, but I'll post it as soon as I get it.

Thanks for all your support,

jmx

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Good News!

Finally something positive to post about. I spoke with Mom's surgeon today and he had several good things to say. This afternoon she is being moved out of the ICU (I know last night's post indicated she'd be there longer) and will be in ward 5B at the same Wakemed hospital in Raleigh. He said her vasospasms are looking good enough that they're going to stop giving her the medicine to control them. He indicated that she is awake much more now and is moving well, and seems to be smiling and recognizing people more and occasionally laughing.

Now for the really big news: she can have visitors on an almost unlimited basis, and can get phone calls. Dr. Boone indicated that while it doesn't happen often, he has seen a couple cases where after surgery like this, people who weren't talking to people standing in front of them, would start talking when they got phone calls. I wonder what would happen if we put a computer in front of her, put a headset on her and told her one of her Plat customers needed to book a flight?

The Dr. indicated that she would probably be in this "step down" ward for most of a week, and then will be transferred to a rehab center within the Wakemed facility. He expects that if things go well in the rehab stage and she could be released from the hospital in aprox 4-5 weeks. This assesment is based on the assumption that in the stated timeframe she not only starts speaking, but gets to a point where they feel she can take care of herself. Should she need further care from there, a short term (hopefully ) stay in a nursing home may he in order.

I don't have a room number or phone number yet, but I'll post it as soon as I get it.

Thanks for all your support,

jmx

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Most excellent news!!!!

That would get her mind to working right away, I'm sure. http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/wink.gif

This is great news, indeed!

This is wonderful! Thanks for all the information

Best news I've heard in a long time! Go Jill!

More good news:

I just got off the phone with Mike. He called to tell me that Mom actually had a short phone conversation with his girlfriend Marie tonight. He was visiting her and she was occasionally making one word comments, with the two word exception of "Oh Crap!". Mike then explained that Marie appologized for not visiting, but that she was working late and would Mom like to call her on the phone. Mom replied, "ya". So Mike dialed and got Marie on the line, then put the receiver up to Mom's ear where Marie asked her, "How ya doing?" and mom replied, "I'm alright". Marie asked her a few questions and got a few single word answers. Mike said it seemed very much like a real conversation, although not quite like the one's Mom is famous for.

All in all this is very encouraging.

Thanks for all your support.
jmx

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Great news!!! How about getting Jill a computer? A few hours of FT Live Chat every night! http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/smile.gif

FewMiles..

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