It has been a little over 3 weeks and I am getting by minute by minute, hour by hour, day by day. I have read the posts since I was here last and my heart goes out to so many. You are wonderful,...
Hi all....I wanted to share a bit about my husband.Obituary for Shawn Mell Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Shawn R. Mell, 47, of Hamburg, died Friday, November 16, 2012 in Albert Einstein Medical...
Still reeling as to how fast this all happened. From start to the end, about a month and a half...so unbelievable for such a strong, vibrant, young (47) year old man to be gone in such a short time....
My best friend, love of my life, is now my guardian angel......
Another day!!! Holding his own, not really any change. They have now said they do not think it was pneumonia..it is just all of the fluid he is holding. They started a slow dialysis again (which they...
He made it thru another night!!!...
Thanks Rick!...
Hey Carol and everyone....I am with my daughter at the Hospitality house they have here at the Albert Einstein Medical Center. It will give us a break from driving 1 1/2 hours each way. Here is the...
Sitting in the ICU at Einstein hospital in Philadelphia. He is on a ventilator...and now his kidneys are shutting down again. He has pulled through this before...asking for prayers to do it again! I...
Thanks everyone for the thoughts and prayers. He was transported by helicopter from Reading hospital to Einstein hospital in Philadelphia. They agreed to take him and perhaps evaluate. When we got to...
Update...took hubby to er this morning...he could not wait for the tap appointment...was in so much discomfort and hard to breath. He is now baak in ICU and has pneumonia and gillian barr virus. They...
A. Ziffle...thanks for the advise. I will have him try that. Btw....you are an inspiration to us and I cannot thank you enough for sharing your journey. I keep rereading your posts and it gives me a...
Thanks Connie! He has had 2 naps since my last post! YEAH! He found he could sleep in our daughter's bed. She went back to college 2 days ago because she is graduating in December. My son, who is a...
Quick update...husband is so uncomfortable....he is carrying around a baby he has now named George. However, it is making it hard for him to move around and get comfortable, hense not sleeping. I...
Thank you all very much for responding. Here is the update. We just got home from the doctors. He is a GI doc with specialization in hepatology. He also happens to be my long standing doctor for my...
Wow! you have all been so wonderful with your replies. I did not mention he has been alcohol free since Oct.4. The thought of it makes him gag. He was so close to death last week that I know he is so...
Hello all. My journey with all of this started the beginning of October when my husband became jaundiced. He drank moderately to heavy and was diagnosed with acute alcoholic hepatitis. He was in the...