Update--Monday, Jan. 16, 1:00 p.m.
Joseph and Tim arrived through the snowstorm about 1:00 p.m. Sunday. They were glad to make it back. The Learjet had to circle the airport a couple of times and buck its way to the ground, but the touchdown was perfect! The ambulance was waiting at the Executive Airport for transport to L.D.S. Hospital. Just to let everyone know they were home, the sirens were wailing all the way!
The doctors and staff at the R.E. Thomason General Hospital http://www.thomasoncares.org/ in El Paso were excellent and took great care of Joseph. They did most of the tests, scans, x-rays, and exams that L.D.S. would have on the return to S.L.C. and provided it all on a CD for the doctors in SLC. They were surprised at how good the treatment was at the Hospital Herrera Llerandi Guatemala http://www.amedesgua.com/ The doctors were waiting at L.D.S. Hospital http://intermountainhealthcare.org/xp/public/lds/ and Joseph was quickly received in the Emergency entrance and admitted.
After briefings and examinations he was sent to the Intensive Care Unit Room 632. He was able to spend a peaceful night. He has some pneumonia and fever they are dealing with and so will have to leave the trach tube in for a while as they evaluate his ability to breathe without assistance and clear up the problems. They removed the line in his upper chest, put in during surgery, and put in a new pic line in his right arm this morning (the other could be causing infection and fever). He is in good spirits but is limited in his talking to whispering and mouthing words. That is a real frustration for him (you know Joseph). Tim has learned to read his lips in both Spanish and English. He says, "MAN, IT’S GOOD TO BE HOME!!"
The doctors and staff at the R.E. Thomason General Hospital http://www.thomasoncares.org/ in El Paso were excellent and took great care of Joseph. They did most of the tests, scans, x-rays, and exams that L.D.S. would have on the return to S.L.C. and provided it all on a CD for the doctors in SLC. They were surprised at how good the treatment was at the Hospital Herrera Llerandi Guatemala http://www.amedesgua.com/ The doctors were waiting at L.D.S. Hospital http://intermountainhealthcare.org/xp/public/lds/ and Joseph was quickly received in the Emergency entrance and admitted.
After briefings and examinations he was sent to the Intensive Care Unit Room 632. He was able to spend a peaceful night. He has some pneumonia and fever they are dealing with and so will have to leave the trach tube in for a while as they evaluate his ability to breathe without assistance and clear up the problems. They removed the line in his upper chest, put in during surgery, and put in a new pic line in his right arm this morning (the other could be causing infection and fever). He is in good spirits but is limited in his talking to whispering and mouthing words. That is a real frustration for him (you know Joseph). Tim has learned to read his lips in both Spanish and English. He says, "MAN, IT’S GOOD TO BE HOME!!"
posted by Joseph Taggart -- Life, Family & Friends | 2:33 PM
2 Comments:
Hooray and welcome back! There's no place like home, there's no place like home! :-)
Thanks for the website and update. We are so grateful you are back home. You are mentioned by name in all our prayers.
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