Missing info

Sorry...realized I left out some stuff. Yes, discovered yesterday following x-rays that Dad had indeed broken his hip. He was referred to an Ortho Surgeon and an Internal Medicine Doc, with the expectation that he would need surgery. They withheld any food for the rest of the day with the possible expectation of surgery, perhaps by the evening. Ortho Doc didn't see him until close to 9 and scheduled the surgery for 7:30am today. After picking up Justine from the airport, we headed to the hospital and arrived about 9:45--the nurse had already tried to find some snacks, and I had a banana in my car, so we helped him drink and eat. We stayed until after 11 and he seemed to be resting comfortably.

Surgery today

Quick update...Dad had surgery this morning. It was to repair the fracture with a pin. He is still in recovery. Justine are heading over there right now and hope to speak to the doctor to get more information.

Saw him several times yesterday and he was mostly staying comfortable...he was receiving pain meds when needed.

Heading to hospital

Got a call from Chris around 7:15 this morning at Emerald Isle. Al had heard a loud thud around 5:30am and found Dad on the floor in his room. Dad was complaining about his leg/hip area. Chris had contacted an ambulance service who was to pick him up and take him to the emergency room at 8:30am. I went over after getting kids off to school. When I arrived shortly after 8am, Dad was sitting in his wheelchair and Al was in the room with him watching TV. He was calm and responsive, but occasinally complained of the "constant pain" and was mentioning he had never broken his leg before. He was leaking through his pants, so Al, Anna and I worked together to lift/shift him to another wheelchair with a fresh diaper. He complained when being moved, and we also discovered an abrasion above his left elbow. The ambulance arrived around 8:50...they checked his BP (136/58) and he had a low pulse (58). They moved him to a gurney and loaded him in the ambulance. I had to take care of a couple of things at home, and now I will head over to the hospital where I assume they will take some x-rays. Will keep you all posted. Note that Justine is scheduled to arrive tonight...had planned to come in for the weekend to help me with Dad's taxes.

FYI...Al had reported that Dad had been sleeping very well and they had not administered the Haldol since the last time I reported it.

Kenny visit to Dad at Emerald Isle

I visited Dad last Saturday (3-20-10) at his new home. Dad was half sleeping and half awake, and switched between sleeping and awake every minute. He was in the living room. I asked him is he wanted to walk around and he said yes. We walked outside to the front of the house, to my car. He walked very slowly, and wanted to sit down after we got outside. He sat on the front wall and talked to Judy and the kids. Al also joined us. We went back inside, and Judy talked to Al and Anna in filipino language. I walked with Dad to his room, and looked around. I stayed there about 45 minutes, then Al walked Dad back to the TV room.