No big changes

No big changes.

Still on ventilator, tried to take the ventilator off but she wasn't ready today but wasn't ready.

Some news

Dad and Aunt Rose talked to the nurse this afternoon. There's talk about reducing the use of the ventilator either today or tomorrow. I'm guessing if they can remove the ventilator then then can remove all the sedation.

We missed talking with the doctors this afternoon.

New visitors

Mom's Cousin Margaret(left) and Aunt Rose(right) came by today to visit. Luvie, another cousin of mom's, has also stopped by as well  to visit mom but Dad and i missed speaking with her in person.

Up tick

Nurse said that things are looking a bit better today so that's good to hear. Still on assisted breathing. Still under sedation but at low levels . She's much more responsive when asked to squeeze her hand or wiggle her toes.

Waiting for today's visit from the doctors

aunt rose is also here now.

Have Question for Doctor?

Does anyone have questions for Dad and I to ask the doctors? If you do add a comment to this post and we'll try to look into it.

Thursday afternoon

No significant change since last post. She is passing more fluids which is good.

The Doctor said this afternoon  she has  an infection in the stomach. I've said in previous posts that it was the lungs, I was told that by a nurse this morning. Bit of a mix up there. At this point we can say it's an infection probably in the stomach. Doctor said the lungs are fine.

Try not to worry. The doctors and nurses are looking after Sylvia; Dad and I have confidence in the St. Paul staff. At this stage it's more about waiting things out then doing something.

Aunt Rose (mom's little sister) will be visiting tomorrow

Rose Balan, one of my Aunts and mom's little sister, will be visiting tomorrow. 

What she can do

my dad and i have taken a break from waiting at her bed side. 

She will respond when you ask her to open her eyes and when you ask her to squeeze your hand. She is still sedated, this is because of all the tubes as it can be very uncomfortable. They however are going to reduce the sedation as it interferes with the healing process. they won't totally remove it as it would be unbearable for her however they don't want her too sedated as that would slow or interfere with the healing process

Thurs

They did a CT scan in the area of her stomach last night looking for an infection but didn't find anything. So it looks like it's all coming from the lungs.

She doesn't look worse today which is good.

On strong antibiotics to catch anything that maybe in her system

Still on breathing assistantance

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email for Regina

An email i got from Regina

Hi Darren:

I hope you don't mind me e-mailing you. Thank you for keeping everyone posted about your mom, Please tell her she is in my thought's and prayer's. Sly is a great lady and she is loved by many, Sly is a strong lady and a lot of prayers are being said for her. God Bless you and your family.

Hug's
Regina

if you have something you would like to share let met know. I'll tell my mom when she's feeling better

Meet with doc

ok it's sepsis, some type of infection that is in her body. the doc feels like she has a 75% chance of making it. Now that's not an awesome number but we've been in worse so that number to me isn't so bad.

The doctor expects her to get worse over the next day or 2 BUT the hope is after that she may improve. It sounds like the next 5 to 6 days are going to be the most critical. If she can get through the next 5 to 6 days and her health improves over those days then her chances will improve. the doctor did stress that her type two  diabetes does make things more complicated

She is semi awake. She can tell we are there and acknowledged our presence. She isn't breathing on her own right now.

They are giving her a CT scan tonight to get a more complete diagnosis 

dad and i have gone to the hotel for the night

Right now

Haven't talked with doc yet. Right now she's in the cardiac care unit however the nurse said she is being moved to intensive care as she doesn't look like a heart condition issue

Location of Dad and i

Dad and I are at sandman on Davies. We both have our cells

First day @ St.Pauls

Not much changed. Giving her blood to boost hemoglobins. Heart stronger then they thought. She may have an infection that may have gone septic. Meeting with doctors later on tonight to talk with Dad and I

She is semi awake
Sent on the TELUS Mobility network with BlackBerry

Air transported to St.Paul's

My mom is currently being air transported to vancouver. I'm guessing she should be there by now

My dad and i will be driving down to Vancouver right now. Picking a few things up at home

It appears she is suffering from congetive heart failure

we're going down to st. Paul's to see what they can do for her their.

She is currently not breathing on her own, she has a breathing tube going into her lungs.