Friday, August 22, 2008

Walking down the road of recovery

Hi folks,

Dennis has had another good day. He has been moved out of the ICU and on to the cardiac ward. He's still short of breath and having difficulty communicating but seems to be going down the road of recovery.

Dennis is having difficulty recollecting his past and remains confused. This is coupled with difficulty expressing himself. The medical staff feel that as he continues to strengthen and recover, his memory and communication skills will come back. We have decided to stage his visitations to help him with his memory while having positive experiences during these visits.

During this weekend, we invite friends who have know him for greater than 15 years or those that have had significant impact on his life. If you fall into either category and would like to visit, please email me at eunicecho@shaw.ca and let me know what date and time you will come. Visitation will be limited to 2 persons at any given time, between 10am to 1pm and again from 3pm to 7pm. I will also be starting up a photo board, therefore, please bring a photo of yourself.

As for others, I will let you know as soon as we open up visitation, but in the meantime, please send Dennis a card with your photo to:
University of Washington Medical Center
5 Northeast
Patient: Dennis Pak, room #5202
1959 NE Pacific Street
Box 356087
Seattle, WA 98195-6087

Thanks for your understanding. I look forward to meeting you all over the coming days. We are feeling positive that he indeed is walking down the road of recovery.

e

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

thank you so much for the great news.

Anonymous said...

Dennis, you are doing so awesome!! I hope you are able to be at peace as you continue to renew your abilities to communicate, remember, and mobilize. We all are excited for you and the gains you are making everyday toward new life! I am so thankful for all the blessings of all the medical staff and your family, and especially Eunice!! May God continue to richly bless you in all good things!!! Jeff N

Anonymous said...

great idea to start the photo board, cards, etc. despite everything D has had to endure, he is a lucky man b/c he has you as his sister. thanks for everything, Eun.