By Lisa Ansay — Sep 14, 2012 1:00pm The trained nurse has become one of the great blessings of humanity, taking a place beside the physician and the priest…. ~William Osler Nurses are…compassionate, patient, loving, skilled, savvy, multi-tasking superstars, etc. “Angels in comfortable shoes,” someone once said, and I agree. There is…
By Lisa Ansay — Sep 12, 2012 11:12pm Taylor is DONE with the hospital beds, bad PA speakers, screaming neighbors and gowns that tie behind you somewhere. He has officially relocated to the Biltmore Condo of Healing and Therapy a.k.a. “home”. Home for now… The first thing he did, was…
By Lisa Ansay — Sep 11, 2012 9:41am Generally, whether it’s Ron or me starting the day with Taylor, things go about the same each day. About 6am, Taylor is ready to either be tucked in for another hour or so, or his arms are behind his head, knees up,…
By Lisa Ansay — Sep 9, 2012 8:12pm The day began with breakfast. Taylor ate some Cream-of-Wheat and drank a full container of orange juice, as if swallowing was never an issue. We were both amazed at how easily he was able to do so. He wanted to shower, so…
By Ron Stark — Sep 8, 2012 2:46pm Friday was a big day for Taylor as he was busy all day being pushed a bit for the reason of assessment. He did well! Speech was in twice yesterday with the second session being very productive, as he had several swallows…
By Lisa Ansay — Sep 7, 2012 10:37am Taylor had a busy day yesterday, with a lumbar puncture performed in Radiology, and a CT scan immediately thereafter. The cerebral spinal fluid collected during the lumbar puncture looked good; in fact, his white cell count was “1”, which is great. And considering…
By Lisa Ansay — Sep 7, 2012 10:25am Taylor just received this Prayer Shawl from Flagstaff, AZ: “This shawl has been made by the Prayer Shawl Ministry of Trinity Heights United Methodist Church. It has been passed through our praying hands and has been blessed by our loving hearts. Please know…
By Lisa Ansay — Sep 3, 2012 12:57pm Responsiveness is one of the key markers of Taylor’s medical status (well, anyone’s medical status). Between responsiveness and balance, they pretty much tell the story. Taylor’s level of responsiveness (“LOR”) has decreased over the past few days – but it is nearly…
By Ron Stark — Aug 31, 2012 6:08pm Taylor’s plan is to be taken off of his antibiotics after his Monday evening dose, wait 48 hours and then give him a Lumbar Poke to test the CSF for any bacteria. He is having good but very tired days as he…
By Ron Stark — Aug 31, 2012 12:18am Taylor Had a good day today. His temps were great! The plan is to watch his temps closely, see how he responds to all of the tasks asked of him, and wait……………..He’s got this….. with all of you’re help.
