Butch is in the hospital with Congestive Heart Failure due to complications from pneumonia. I thought he had walking pneumonia a couple of months ago and told him to go to the doctor. He went to CareNow and they treated him for bronchitis twice in the past 3 months. He doesn't have insurance (and neither do I.)
I had to call 911 Sunday morning and he stayed in the ER (JPS) all day until they got his breathing under control and his heart rate down. It was 180 at one point. It was scary! The doctors and nurses at JPS are excellent and taking very good care of him. He is getting about 3 -7 breathing treatments a day. He's slowly improving; but, tonight he had a set-back. He hasn't slept but about 3 hours in the past 3 days. They gave him a sedative around 8:30 p.m. I stayed with him for a couple of hours to make sure he got a couple of hours of good sleep. I just got home at 11 p.m. I don't expect him to be released until later this week. At this time, he is only allowed 2 visitors in the room at a time. If you want to stop by and see him, please call me first to check on his status. I am not supposed to keep my cell phone on while in his room. I will check my cell phone for new messages throughout the day. While we all know that Butch LOVES to talk, it does take quite a bit out of him to do so and he needs to reserve his strength for getting better. Please keep us in your prayers and thoughts as we go thru this difficult time. Sharon Mastbrook 817-229-7768 (Cell) 817-346-2039
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