Dad caught COVID-19 in late December and was tested and diagnosed on January 3rd.
He got really bad (fever and hypoxia) by January 6 and needed to be admitted to hospital for treatment. He came really close (was using 95% Oxygen by January 10) to being intubated and having to hit the ICU. At his age, that would have been very risky and there was a high probability that he wouldn’t come out the other side of this.
He battled back and slowly got out of the woods until he went to a rehab facility on February 12.
Today, he was given the green light to finally go back home!!! ❤️❤️❤️
ETA: Holy cow! - Fellow Redditors - from the bottom of my heart (and my dad's too!!) I just wanted to say "thank you" for your kind words, your support, and these reward things that really shouldn't belong with my post. I was just so happy that Dad was able to recover and leave the hospital after 6 weeks I wanted to share.
I know my post said "winning" and I know there's a comment regarding use of language such as this - I am going to edit the title - but I also want to say it felt like a "win" to me - I don't mean that if I lost my dad (which I was prepared for as much as one possibly could) that somehow he "lost" or was a "loser" - this virus is a tough one for Octogenarians - most don't come out of it. One of the doctors that treated Dad had said that he was the "good news story that the entire floor of the hospital needed".... that really made me aware of just how tough this has been on all the doctors, nurses, front line staff, essential workers, etc. etc. but so much for those healthcare workers. So many people slipping through their hands that they're trying to save. So I (and Dad) are so so so so lucky.
I will do my best to keep the language used, when it comes to healthcare situations, in mind... so thank you for that <3
imasmolspoon on February 23rd, 2021 at 16:59 UTC »
nice mask! you two look super happy!
true_nexus on February 23rd, 2021 at 17:02 UTC »
Dad caught COVID-19 in late December and was tested and diagnosed on January 3rd.
He got really bad (fever and hypoxia) by January 6 and needed to be admitted to hospital for treatment. He came really close (was using 95% Oxygen by January 10) to being intubated and having to hit the ICU. At his age, that would have been very risky and there was a high probability that he wouldn’t come out the other side of this.
He battled back and slowly got out of the woods until he went to a rehab facility on February 12.
Today, he was given the green light to finally go back home!!! ❤️❤️❤️
ETA: Holy cow! - Fellow Redditors - from the bottom of my heart (and my dad's too!!) I just wanted to say "thank you" for your kind words, your support, and these reward things that really shouldn't belong with my post. I was just so happy that Dad was able to recover and leave the hospital after 6 weeks I wanted to share.
I know my post said "winning" and I know there's a comment regarding use of language such as this - I am going to edit the title - but I also want to say it felt like a "win" to me - I don't mean that if I lost my dad (which I was prepared for as much as one possibly could) that somehow he "lost" or was a "loser" - this virus is a tough one for Octogenarians - most don't come out of it. One of the doctors that treated Dad had said that he was the "good news story that the entire floor of the hospital needed".... that really made me aware of just how tough this has been on all the doctors, nurses, front line staff, essential workers, etc. etc. but so much for those healthcare workers. So many people slipping through their hands that they're trying to save. So I (and Dad) are so so so so lucky.
I will do my best to keep the language used, when it comes to healthcare situations, in mind... so thank you for that <3
PuddleDuster on February 23rd, 2021 at 17:37 UTC »
You look strangely like Fluffy btw :)