The good news is these were small clots that injured the lungs but did not do major damage and is reversible. They indicated that they could probably remove her breathing tube now, but to be cautious they will leave that in for another day. That is very uncomfortable but Karen nodded her head in agreement about leaving it in a little longer.
One of the concerns is the source of the clots so they are bringing in a vascular doctor to look at her and make recommendations.
Neat story: One of the residents named Chris was thankfully outside her room with another resident yesterday when all this happened. The two of them were the ones who took care of her including getting her breathing tube in quickly and getting her oxygen. This morning the head of the transplant team (Dr. Stratta) had his entourage with him including Chris. During the visit Karen motioned that she wanted to write something (she can't talk with all the tubes down her throat). She scribbled out "Chris saved me". We gave the note to Chris and Dr. Stratta said, "Chris, you need to put that in your scrapbook! I guess I can't fire you today". I know this made Chris's day.
I don't expect much to change today but will update if anything changes. Thanks to all for your prayers from Winston-Salem, Atlanta, Athens, South Carolina, Dobson, Texas and even Uganda!
Rusty
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Prayers prayers and more prayers. God in in control and the one constant when everything else is out of control. I am sending e-mails out to friends so they can pray also. We love you.
Thank goodness for Chris. Please give him a big hug from me for being in the right place at the right time when Karen needed him.
This is for Karen... Daddy Dobson did not like the breathing tube. When they took it out, the nurse started to take it away with her. He motioned to her to come back and he reached for it. He had it for a long time (I think 10 days), so his throat was sore when they removed it. He told her he wanted to take it home to show people. She told him to let her get a new one. He said No, he wanted that one that was in his throat. She washed it for him and put it in a plastic bag to take home. Then he asked Mr. Henry to make a frame for it. My mother found it several years later and it went in the garbage!!!! Feel better soon. Love, Dobbie, Ken and Mama Dobson
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