by Ross Hamil | Dec 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
We received this update on Christmas evening: “The RT said that his labs are trending upward and there is definite improvement from yesterday!Praise God!”...
by Ross Hamil | Dec 24, 2021 | Uncategorized
Merry Christmas Eve Update, Day 25: Chris had another good night Based on his Blood Gas numbers, the RT wanted to decrease his PEEP setting on his vent from 20 to 18, but he didn’t love that. His O2 started dropping a bit, so they increased his pressure support, and...
by Ross Hamil | Dec 23, 2021 | Uncategorized
Update from Jamie: Chris’s right lung collapsed again. The 2 chest tubes that were inserted yesterday had clogged. They flushed those 2, one was significantly clogged. They also had to add a 3rd chest tube to his right lung. Now, his heart rate is still high and he...
by Ross Hamil | Dec 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
Kord has been discharged after 1 week. He’s doing really well and looking forward to eating non-hospital food. He wanted to say “thank you” to everyone who has stuck with him through this challenge and helped him out in so many ways. We (his family) also thank...
by Ross Hamil | Dec 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
Please pray now. The doctors gave the nurses permission to move Chris (Aduddell) a bit to get him cleaned up. He started desatting again. They bagged him and called the doctor. He thinks his right lung collapsed again. They’re putting in new tubes because he thinks...
by Ross Hamil | Dec 22, 2021 | Uncategorized
From Jody about Jasper: We had a short but needed weekend at home before coming back to Lubbock Monday for the next round of chemo. Because this cancer is aggressive, the doctors must treat it aggressively. That means we must stay on schedule for chemo as much as...
by Ross Hamil | Dec 21, 2021 | Uncategorized
Update earlier today: Chris was holding well. They moved his vent support to 85%, down from 95%. His fluid output had increased. All other numbers were about the same. The nurse moved him very gently and just barely to reposition him, and he started quickly...
by Ross Hamil | Dec 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
From Jamie: Chris was moved to his new room non-covid side of icu) around midnight. He didn’t like being moved or his bath🤪, and his oxygen started dropping. They bagged him twice to get his o2 up. At 1 a.m. they started him on the crrt machine and nitric...
by Ross Hamil | Dec 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
From Jamie a while ago: They are moving him in a bit to a non covid room – room 7. They are going to then start him on CRRT- continuous renal replacement therapy. This should help his kidneys immediately. I asked if this would help his lungs, and they said that...
by Ross Hamil | Dec 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
Prayer Warriors, I just got word that Chris Aduddell’s kidneys are shutting down. Please, please stop what you are doing and lift this sweet man and his wife up in prayer!...
