Ken said right from the beginning that Walt's progress back to good health would be a long and bumpy road. And he was correct. Much progress has been made but more much more is needed for Walt to walk out of the hospital and go home. He is breathing by himself. The breathing tube was removed a couple of weeks ago. His kidneys are working properly. The pneumonia had cleared. He walks well with the assistance of the walker and two people by his side. So much progress has been made to return to normal.
On the other hand, he is still unable to swallow. When they try him on the swallow test, the water goes into his lungs. And his heart is not working hard enough to clear fluid from his body. The Cardiologists are trying to stabilize his heart function. As he is still in the Cardiac unit of the ICU, Walt has trouble sleeping with all the lights and machines running 24 hours. One of the Residents in this teaching hospital has twice told Walt that they may never be able to get him out of the hospital, which of course is not something that he wants to hear. Mary had a stern discussion with the young doctor today and for good reason.
Mary sets up the computer for Walt to watch documentaries and movies and he enjoys them. There is no TV in the ICU. And Mary is managing to hang together herself in order to be helpful to Walt. But this progress is slow and will be bumpy still. Ken feels that over time, Walt will regain enough heart function to go home. But not next week. And that is the progress so far for Walt.
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RUth thank you for the update on Walt. MAry my prayers are with the two of you as Walt progresses in his recovery. Sending good vibes and hugs, Rita and ian
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