Dennis was extubated yesterday at 3:30pm and although alert, he was unable to talk. He was not following any commands but looking around and smiling. He grew more restless as the night went on so a good dose of sleep was in the works. The medical staff put some big white boxing gloves (restraints) on to prevent him from hurting himself.
This morning the nurse greet us with excitement. I rushed in and Dennis said "hi." When I asked him how he was doing, he said "tired." Words are still hard to come by as the intubations have taken its toll on Den's voice. He is also congested, therefore, breathing and talking at the same time requires a lot of energy. The next few days will be filled with lots of deep breathing, coughing, exercising his limbs, sitting up and getting rest.
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A Journey Through Open Heart Surgery
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- Dennis
- My name is Dennis. I'm a Korean/Canadian born in Prince Rupert, BC. I grew up in Vancouver's Lower Mainland but I live in the Seattle area and I work in the software industry. I love hockey and football. I'm 38 years old and I will be having my 5th open heart surgery on July 15, 2008.
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- 5th time lucky?
- doing well again?
- God is in Control
- Atypical
- Another set back
- Den's rolling
- on the move again
- address
- doing good
- back in the ICU
- holding his own
- Walking down the road of recovery
- so far ... doing well
- In God's hands
- bleeding
- WHY???
- Another good day and getting stronger
- A couple of pics.
- He speaks!
- Making Progress
- update
- GI bleed
- re-intubation
- breathing difficulties
- He says "hi"
- He smiles!
- getting better everyday
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6 comments:
Thanks for the upate Eun! This is very exciting. Let me know that we are all cheering him on in his recovery!!
Praise God!
Yay Dennis! We prayed for you as a church on Sunday, we held hands and prayed after communion and raised you up!
Still praying for you in Ferndale,
Teresa
eun, my heart is pounding right now so hard because i am so excited. i just cant believe how awesome this is. incredible! we love you! dennis - we know it is tiring but we are all here waiting for you to come and hang out! yippeeeeeee!
I was so excited to see the good news posted. Praise GOD! He is so good to his children. My prayer group and I have been praying for you, it is so wonderful to see answered prayers! We are praying for continued healing and a speedy recovery! Can't wait to see what GOD has in store for you!
Wow Dennis you are a Champion!! It has been such a thrill to read Eunice's entries about your progress! I have been out of town with no computer until just now. So many of us have been praying for you! God continues to thrill us through His work in you! You are recovering from quite a battle. We will continue to pray for your recovery and God's new life in you! Jeff N
another day came and went. hope you're doing well dennis. slowly but surely recovering. thinking and praying for you & your family as always. good night.
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