After having such a wonderful family time at Disney World and seeing Chris, Laura and Li'l O off to Prague again, we got a call from my sister that Mom was taken to the hospital with uncontrollable coughing due to a fluid buildup in her left lung. I drove out to Long Island right away to help keep my dad company at the hospital. We also had to do a voluminous amount of paperwork to do for her Medicaid application for a nearby nursing home.
She recovered beautifully and kept asking to go home. However, the night before she was to be transferred (to Hillaire nursing home) she had a stroke and is now hooked up to a respirator and all sorts of tubes and wires. The drs. are optimistic that she will recover enough to go to the nursing home, but at 88 nothing is certain.
She is gradually improving each day (since Oct. 28) and we are hopeful she'll come to. She has opened her eyes a few times, but can't seem to focus. (A lot of it is the effects of medication.) Dad is doing surprisingly well with all that's going on, but after 66 years of marriage, it's very sad...
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We are keeping you all in our prayers. God's peace to you,Tom Syves
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