Hoping all goes well...
Jez
On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 12:09 PM, Bob Whitmire <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
>
> Hey!
>
> Well, I managed to get all my work done, all shops and galleries
> stocked, everything ready for the season. That's the good news. The
> bad news is that Number 2 Son, age 22, with autism, is currently at
> Maine Medical Center in Portland with endocarditis, an infection of
> the heart. Actually, the Infectious Disease docs have not been able
> to determine the site of the infection, so he's being treated as
> though it's a worse-case scenario. That means two very potent
> antibiotics, each of which has a set of nasty potential side effects.
> So far, so good. No more bacteria in his blood cultures. He's vastly
> improved and starting to gain back some weight. (He'd been sick for
> some time, and because there were _no_ markers for what he had, we
> missed it until it became obvious.)
>
> We hope today he'll be moved to a facility closer to home (right now
> it's a 130 mile round trip). He's been in Maine Med for a week, and
> his mom has not stirred from his side. I'm home for a few hours to do
> and collect laundry and then it's back to Portland to see if we can
> move him today. They said he'll need to be hospitalized for six full
> weeks, counting time already served.
>
> So, I would appreciate any and all *prayers* said for Benjamin
> McClintock Whitmire, and for those of you who don't pray, or don't
> pray enough (I know who I am <g>), some positive thoughts would not
> be out of line.
>
> Thanx, and I'll be back!
>
> --Bob Whitmire
>
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