The Storm

The Storm blew in from an unexpected direction. While I celebrated my Mother-In-Laws improved health the fact still remains she's in the critical care ICU or critical care unit.  She's currently being gave medicine through the IV to regulate her heart beat. Although we are seeing vast improvement, she isn't out of the woods yet.

Right after this phone call I received a message from my cousin that my uncle (dad's brother) was being taken to the Emergency Room. He hasn't been able to hold food down and the home health nurse thought he had an internal bleed.  Instead of being taken to the VA (Veterans Administration) Hospital he was taken to the local hospital. Thank goodness he was. It wasn't an internal bleed, he had a bowel obstruction requiring immediate surgery. Our local hospital refused to transfer him to the VA because of the seriousness of the obstruction. 

Last night he had emergency surgery. He's on the surgical floor of the hospital right by CCU. His recovery will take awhile. Once he's stable he can be transferred to the VA. I hope he isn't transferred. He was just discharged from the VA 4 days ago. Apparently the obstruction was missed. He was admitted because he couldn't keep anything down.

My Uncle will be 80 next month. I believe his care was substandard for a war veteran. Im praying everything will be play.

I might go later today and room hop on CCU and Surgical.