Dear Bess,
You are in my thoughts and prayers. May you find the strength that you
now need.
Debby
BesTom@AOL.COM wrote:
>
> Dear Friends:
> As you know, Tom was in the hospital with pneumonia for the past 17 days.
> He came home so happy Sunday night. Alas, last night at 1am he was taken to
> the emergency room of NYU with a fever of 102 and gasping for breath. He is
> in critical condition and may not survive the weekend. Even if he does get
> over the recurring infection,his lungs cannot sustain him much longer. They
> will give him predisone, and numerous antibiotics. There's some question as
> to whether to do a bronchoscopy to discover the source of the infection but
> I'm not too keen on that idea given the underlying problem. So it's a
> question of whether to end things in the hospital, at home, or at hospice
> which I haven't had a chance to investigate. It's so sad, but we just don't
> want heroic measures. I'll let you all know what happens. Love, Bess
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