Update on MamaV

MamaV is really, really stressed out. We know..."Duh". She's spent this week trying to work her full time job, take care of her kids (they were on school break), and spend time with her Mom and Dad. We think she really needs a nice vacation after all this. We also know it won't happen so we'll do our best to get her some soaping time.

Bob is on a constant morphine drip. Clinically, there's maybe 2 weeks left.

Stroke Rollercoaster Loops-the-loop

After the elation of Sunday, things have taken a definite turn the other way. Bob was transferred to a rehab facility yesterday afternoon (2/17/2009) only to be shipped right back to the ER. A fresh bleed was discovered. Nobody knows when it started, but it's completed the damage of the original stroke.



MamaV is struggling to remember the man that loves camping and boating. The man that loved finding puppies and helping when someone was sad.

So please, if you have a chance today, please do something kind for another person.

Good News!

Bob spoke yesterday (2/15/09). Mama cried like a little girl. We're not teasing her because it choked us up a little, too. Luckily, PapaV was there to step in for us. We think he's getting a lump of coal next Christmas and that would be nice.

So, massive stroke on 2/1, coma 2/2 - 2/4, ICU up to now with constant reminders from the neuro team that Bob would never speak, swallow. or recognize the family again. Bob is a tough old guy and we're pulling for him.