Home from the hospital

Here’s the latest:
Pop was discharged from Fox Chase yesterday.

Pop had a new IV permanent port inserted (PICC line).

Pop had his knee drained again.

He needs to receive his IV antibiotics (to treat his knee infection) at home for the next 25 days.
We will be giving these to Pop while he is at home.

There was some consideration of putting Pop in a nursing home or at Central Montgomery Hospital to receive his IV antibiotics. Pop is not a candidate to go to the rehab floor of Central Montgomery Medical Center as I had hoped. He does not have a “rehab” diagnosis.
It is not a good idea to put him in a nursing home for a month. For a lot of reasons. Mostly because of common acquired infections (MRSA) that patients get while in a nursing home. Since Pop’s immune system is low, if he were to get this infection it could cause serious problems.

Anyway, Pop is happy to be home. He’s is good spirits. We have plans to take him to the Phillies game this Sunday if all goes well.

Keep him in prayers.

Pop is in the hospital

Pop has been doing pretty well, until last week, when his right knee became swollen. The doctors drained some fluid from his knee and put him on oral antibiotics. He did not response to the oral antibiotics so they admitted him to Fox Chase on Friday to give him IV antibiotics. He seems to be doing better. The site where his IV port access was located became infected so they took out his permanent IV port from his chest wall. They started a peripheral IV for now. Pop will probably be in the hospital another day or two. He is in fairly good spirits.

Basball Memories

A friend of mine came across this picture and said to me, “Hey, Tom! It’s a picture of your dad!”

Years ago, Pop was playing softball with us when a disagreement happened on the field and Pop walked out to see what was going on. Being the passionate man that he is (about baseball and especially his boys), Pop didn’t bother to put the bat down when he charged the field. Unfortunately the other players saw Pop as an angry man ready to take a swing at someone.

It’s nice to know Pop has left a lasting impression on so many people. (This probably happened twenty years ago.) He continues to leave a lasting impression on all of us. Some good, some not-so-good. So if you get a minute, give him a call and remind him of a good memory you had with him. Just try not to do it during a Phillies game. They’re in first place and Pop doesn’t miss a game.