I'm sure you all must have heard by now that Joe is in the hospital. I was able to speak with Tristin, Erika and John about his condition. The three of them have been doing an excellent job taking care of the business end of the hospital stay and making sure he's comfortable.
The best I can do now is just to sum up what it is I know. As of this afternoon Joe was moved to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for observation, testing and assistance with oxygen intake. As you know he is fighting off a terrible case of pneumonia, this fills your lungs with fluid and reduces the amount of oxygen into your blood flow. This is measured with a pulse oximeter (Its that beep... beep... beep... thing you hear in hospitals). Normal blood oxygen levels are around 94-98%. From what I recall when Joe was tested he was around 50% (Tristin can verify). To help him out with getting those levels back up the doctors have placed an oxygen mask over his nose and mouth (This is preventing him from using his glasses and responding to everyones text messages). If he is in need of additional help the doctors will be placing a tube into his lungs so he can get the oxygen he needs. This procedure is called, Intubation.
As for the causes, the doctors are still not sure. They have taken plenty of blood samples and I'm sure they have sent them off to various labs for testing. So as for roomers of swine flu, they are thankfully not founded at this time. As soon as I hear more I'll update everyone.
He is admitted into John Muir Hospital in Walnut Creek, and with hopefully be back on his feet in no time.
My Mom went through the same thing last year and persevered, she's is now 72. I'm sure Joe won't have any problem shaking this bug.
I'll see you all at the next movie night. Fell free to shoot my an email with questions, I'll try to answer them as best as I can.
Best,
Tom
The best I can do now is just to sum up what it is I know. As of this afternoon Joe was moved to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for observation, testing and assistance with oxygen intake. As you know he is fighting off a terrible case of pneumonia, this fills your lungs with fluid and reduces the amount of oxygen into your blood flow. This is measured with a pulse oximeter (Its that beep... beep... beep... thing you hear in hospitals). Normal blood oxygen levels are around 94-98%. From what I recall when Joe was tested he was around 50% (Tristin can verify). To help him out with getting those levels back up the doctors have placed an oxygen mask over his nose and mouth (This is preventing him from using his glasses and responding to everyones text messages). If he is in need of additional help the doctors will be placing a tube into his lungs so he can get the oxygen he needs. This procedure is called, Intubation.
As for the causes, the doctors are still not sure. They have taken plenty of blood samples and I'm sure they have sent them off to various labs for testing. So as for roomers of swine flu, they are thankfully not founded at this time. As soon as I hear more I'll update everyone.
He is admitted into John Muir Hospital in Walnut Creek, and with hopefully be back on his feet in no time.
My Mom went through the same thing last year and persevered, she's is now 72. I'm sure Joe won't have any problem shaking this bug.
I'll see you all at the next movie night. Fell free to shoot my an email with questions, I'll try to answer them as best as I can.
Best,
Tom
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