The photo of the family was taken as soon as I arrived at the ICU Watcher's Lounge in Brokenshire Hospital in Davao City last June 7. I got back in Manila yesterday afternoon.
My dad is still in the ICU at this time but he is infinitely doing better. He has approximately spent 10 days in intensive care already and yesterday underwent his 7th dialysis. At the best of my limited medical understanding, he was diagniosed with chronic renal failure and pulmonary congestion. It's hard to pinpoint a specific cause, but smoking is definitely one of the major culprits. He quit smoking sometime way back and, of course, took up the habit again at some point. He stopped smoking again only this March and has been in and out of the hospital since April.
This morning I was informed that his doctor has ordered the removal of his endotracheal tube and he is off the mechanical ventilator. That means he can already breathe on his own and will be out of the ICU soon! After that there's still the dialysis to contend with, but it's good to know that his condition is improving daily.
--------
I made a mistake in my previous post. My dad is 64 years old. My bad.
skip to main |
skip to sidebar
It's a frog-matic way of life.
No comments:
Post a Comment