Hi dear friends,
I just dropped Carrie and Tracy off at the airport. They had evening flights to get back to their responsibilities. I don't know what I would have done without them this weekend, or throughout this whole ordeal, for that matter.
Hal had the surgery today, a little after 12 noon. We were able to see him about 3pm. His neurosurgeon removed what was described as a sizeable clot, after drilling a "bore hole" through his skull above his forehead on the right side. They evacuated the clot, and put in a drain to remove the spinal fluid and the blood remaining. As I understand it, this was blood that accumulated after the first surgery, most likely still due to the residual blood thinner that was in his system. His neurosurgeon thought this was possibly the reason he was having the atrophy on his left side, so felt it was definitely worth the risk the surgery would bring.
We were very pleased when we saw Hal after the surgery, and are hopeful that this will be helpful
I am going back to the hospital tonight for the 1 hour of ICU visitation to see if he has improved since we left at 4pm today.
As always, thankyou for your prayers, thoughts, and notes.
Special thanks to the "Patriot Saint of the Garage Refrigerator"...You know who YOU are!!!!
With special appreciation, Linda
4 comments:
Aunt Linda, Carrie and Tracy~It is mom and me....we are so hopeful the surgery went well...as well. We are so glad that Carrie and Tracy were there during that surgery with you Aunt Linda.Please feel we are giving you all a big warm and loving hug from OKC. We wish we could be there with you all. Thank you for keeping us posted. We love you all so much.
Lisa and Mom
Dear Linda, Carrie, & Tracy,
Please know that you are in our hearts and prayers. Thank you so much for keeping us in the loop. We wish we could be by your side to help you at this incredibly difficult time. If there is ANYTHING we can do for you, please call, any hour!
Love, Renee & Robert
dearest linda carrie and tracy
i finally have a wonderful student from pace university to help me with the computer i think of hal day and night and say whats called a mshabera prayer for him i wish you all the best in the world
all my love
bebe
Linda dear,
Jane and I hope the surgery went well and that Hal is mending. We are praying for you and Hal, Carrie,Tracy everyday with hope that everything is working out fine which we know it will. We check your posting on Hal's condition daily and thank you for the updates....We send our love and prayers....Bill & Jane
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