Fogbow

neonzx wrote: ↑Wed Dec 27, 2023 10:08 am I like the electronic locks on the couple short-term rental units Air B&B style I have. The regular annual rentals are old-school deadbolts. I can change out a deadbolt in about 3 minutes.

Gregg update.
Unread post by Parvati » Sat Dec 30, 2023 6:09 pm

This is an abbreviated version of the update Gregg’s sister shared a couple hours ago, so it’s quite current. The itching she describes is likely resulting from the renal/kidney issues that are common with advanced diabetes.

“Gregg was finally released from the hospital on Thursday, the 28th. He [was moved to a continuing care center]. The facility decor is a little dated but it is clean and has been fairly quiet[.] He will be seeing speech, physical and occupational therapists several times a week.

He is also working on getting off the feeding tube. Before he left the hospital, he was able to chew and swallow ice chips, so that is the first step on getting him to real food.

One of the things I had noticed in the hospital was how he kept rubbing at his arms. They kept mitts on his hands to protect him from pulling out his feeding tube, so the arm rubbing was not doing any harm. Restraints are not permitted at the care center so they took the mitts off of him. His arm rubbing became arm scratching and it became so intense, he drew blood. Some vaseline thick lotion was put on him and did reduce most of the scratching but then he started scratching at his neck and chest. It seems there was a little more going on than just dry skin. His nurse for the day put in a call to the doctor and she called me later to say they were now giving him Benadryl and also Benadryl lotion to apply. I hope to see an improvement when I visit today.

[…] His room is where the old emergency room used to be and I seem to remember Gregg being a frequent visitor here when he was a kid. ”

Kriselda Gray wrote: ↑Sat Dec 30, 2023 8:22 pm This update has me more hopeful for him than the first one did. I hope he's comfortable. Does anyone have a contact at Quatloos that could see if there's an address we could get where we could send him a card or something? I know the first message mentioned serious brain damage, but if they're going to do speech and occupational therapy, maybe he's aware enough that he'd get a smile hearing from us.

jcolvin2 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 31, 2023 12:37 am I sent a PM to the woman who provided the update on Quatloos earlier today. I will let you guys know if I get an address.

jemcanada2 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 31, 2023 8:07 am Thanks! I’m so happy to hear that Gregg is doibg better than we all thought. I’d love to try to get a message to him that we all miss him and are thinking of him.

p0rtia wrote: ↑Sun Dec 31, 2023 3:01 pm Thank you so much, jcolvin.

What do ya'll think about sending a one packet of notes or cards?

If we kept it digital, one person (I'd be happy to do it) could receive them, print them,and send them as from the Fogbow, which I'm thinking he might recognize more than separate ones?

Just a thought.