2/19/10

Dad is back at Suburban Medical Center, a long term care facility. I feel like this is best for dad right now because he had gone back and forth from Country Villa Bay Vista nursing home to Lakewood hospital 4 times in a month in a half. So when Lakewood Hospital was ready to release dad I refused him going back to the nursing home and made sure to put him in Acute Care (long term care facility). He just needs more attention and monitored a lot more than a nursing home can do.

Here's a picture of him being lifted from the chair back to bed. It was a good day for dad!!

Suburban Medical Center
Patient: Ron Miely Room #316
16453 Colorado Avenue
Paramount, CA 90723-5011

2/11/10

Today was filled with lots of fun and interesting appointments; DMV, Social Security office and dad's old nursing home... then followed by a long visit to the hospital. Don't be jealous of my fab life. Hahaha... NOT!

Dad is now at Lakewood Regional Medical Center again. Spoke to the doctor today and I think that they finally caught on that dad needs to stay in an Acute Long Term Care Facility... considering the fact that he has been in and out of the hospital 3 times in the last month in a half.

Lakewood Regional Medical Center
3700 East South Street
Lakewood, CA 90712
Phone: 562-531-2550

I'm thrilled with him going back to an Acute Facility because the hospital takes much better care of him and pays WAY more attention to dad then the nursing home. I never thought in a million years that I would ever say this but I now enjoy and appreciate going to the hospital (over the nursing home). For those of you who do not know me... I had a HUGE fear or hospitals before all of this, so that fact that I don't mind going to them anymore is a freakin miracle.

So here's an update on dad...
GOOD NEWS
-he is now wiggling his left toes, which is his paralyzed side
-he ate his first "whole food" meal today. No more puree or thickened juices
-back to physical therapy and speech therapy again. I think they had stopped for awhile at the nursing home because he kept having medical difficulties. The therapy at the hospital is so much more aggressive and better too!

CHALLENGES
-he has been throwing up blood clots and think it is because he's been biting his cheek and tongue and swallowing the blood and later throwing it up
-prostate blockage
-Mass on this left kidney
-c0ngestive heart failure

A HUGE thank you to all of his friends and family that have been visiting him. Both dad and I greatly appreciate your time, kindness and support.

Anita Stimson (dad's sister)
Karen Miely(dad's sister)
Karen Miely (my amazing mother)
Patti & Ken Miely (dad's brother and his wife)
Ron Mealey
Carlos Rojas
Ron Baker
Jackie and Dave Walker
Paul Christensen WA6TIL
Steve Ruesch KE6CWP
Ted Wilcox KF6BFI
Ellen Utschig N6UWW

2/5/10

Dad is back at Country Villa Bay Vista. We still don't know what caused the throwing up of blood but will hopefully get an update from the doctor soon.

My work has been very busy and just got a new boss... so hopefully this weekend I will be able to get some new updates on my father.

2/2/10

Dad just got admitted to Lakewood Medical Center on Sunday night because he has been throwing up blood. They're not sure why he's been throwing up blood but doing lots of tests to find out.