A New Home

Yesterday they moved dad to Tahoe Pacific Hospital West. They transferred him by ambulance (and I got to ride along, which was neat). His condition is about the same, and they're just trying to find the right mix of medications to keep him comfortable and keep his blood pressure and heart rate down, while at the same time have him be with-it enough to wean him from the ventilator and be more responsive.

Kathy, Jana and I are now staying at the Circus Circus, which is 2 blocks from this new hospital. It's nice to be back in the real world - if that's what you can call the casino-during-the-holidays crowd. At least it provides some diversion. As in: "Look at that girl! How can she walk in those heels?! Why is there an enormous reproduction of an oil derrick in here - what does that have to do with a circus? Wow, could that guy have doused himself with any more cologne?!" etc. etc.

Back to dad. Here's a nice story: the gentleman currently sharing a room with dad had a very similar cardiac incident, and he was also very agitated and unresponsive for quite a while. But today when I walked into the room he was sitting on the edge of his bed, off ventilator, giving his nurse the A-OK sign. His wife was so happy.

Reason to hope!