[Great Hall of Rockwall] Daniel update
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cubsfaninwi at clearwire.net
Fri Sep 8 13:22:31 PDT 2006
I am glad to hear that he is improving. I didn't realize just how serious
it was. Blood poisoning is not something to take lightly. It is a good
thing that he went to the hospital when he did. I will try to give him a
ring after work today.
Thanks for the update.
Lyle
Kelli Quinn <willowhare at hotmail.com> said:
> I just talked to Lorriedel...Daniel is looking and sounding much better
> today. I heard him in the background grousing about something to his
nurse.
> More like his normal, rascally self. His temperature has started to go
down,
> and he has been taken off the heart monitor he was on. The doctors had him
> hooked up to it because his blood pressure got extremely low when he was
> admitted Wednesday morning...so low, they were shocked that he was still
> awake. He is also back on some solid foods.
>
> More info on how all of this happened:
> Daniel wasn't feeling in top shape on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. He had
> some kind of flu/sinus/and or ear infection along with being worn out from
a
> long week. On Monday, he still wanted to grill something for the household
> on Labor Day. While outside setting up the grill, he stepped on what
looked
> like a control knob from an appliance or machinery. Think of a smaller
> version of the "male" end of a doorknob assembly. It's possible it was
from
> something a neighbor tried to throw in the Dumpster. We're not sure where
it
> came from. Because Daniel has little feeling in his foot, he didn't feel
> that their was something under his right foot before he stepped down on it
> with his full weight--driving the stick-like part of it through the sole
of
> his shoe and into his foot.
>
> The wound was small, and wasn't bleeding a lot. I've seen Daniel bleed
more
> on other ocassions. We cleaned it out, dressed it with antibiotics and
> wrapped it up. Lorriedel thought Daniel should have gone to the ER
> immediately. I was leaning in favor of it. However, Daniel said he felt
too
> sick already to sit around in the ER waiting room for hours. He said that
if
> it was still bad in the morning he would go to the doctor. Feeling yucky
> again, he went to bed and laid down.
>
> I'm not sure if he went to the doc on Tuesday or not. But as the day went
> on, he felt worse and worse. He didn't feel like eating, and what he did
> eat, he couldn't get down. He woke up on Wednesday morning badly
dehydrated
> and with a high fever, and decided he needed help. Daniel had to
concentrate
> so hard on getting to a doctor that he forgot to wake up Lorriedel, leave
a
> note or call anyone.
>
> He was admitted to the Monitored Care Unit at Northern Illinois Medical
> Center in McHenry on Wednesday afternoon. I talked to him that evening,
and
> he still wasn't really coherent. By Wednesday night/Thursday morning, he
was
> diagnosed with blood poisoning from the wound, complicated by the virus
that
> was already in his system.
>
> When I visited Thurday night, Daniel said he has never felt this
sick...not
> even when he was shot! But he was able to hold a conversation, joke and
> criticise his night nurse, so I could see the improvement.
>
> We still don't know how long they are going to keep him in the hospital.
> Lorriedel hopes that once he is stabilized and the bacteria is on its way
> out of his bloodstream he will be sent home to mend.
>
> Daniel wants to hear from, see and talk to as many people as possible
(keeps
> his mind off his foot, I think). He has his cell phone, and you can call
his
> room in the hospital.
>
> Daniel's cell: 815-814-0807
> Lorriedel's cell: 815-814-0805
> NIMC: 815-344-5000
> At the prompt, punch in "2" for the bed number and "541" for the room
> number. Or, stay on the line, and tell the operator you want Daniel Davis'
> room.
>
> I'll also be there. If you can't get through on the other numbers, try
mine:
> 815-236-7906.
>
> Now, some housekeeping...
> We probably won't make it to the drum circle tomorrow.
>
> The September issue of the Horn's Call is ready to go. I will send to the
> list as a PDF, hopefully by Sunday. If anyone would like a print copy for
> their records, or simply prefers to read stuff on paper than a computer
> screen, e-mail me, and I will do a limited press run. Those copies will
> either be mailed to you or handed out at the September business meeting,
> depending on the number of requests.
>
> Astridr: one of the books you ordered has arrived. I was going to give it
to
> you tomorrow. I'll e-mail you off-list and make arrangements for payment
and
> delivery.
>
> Gretje: I know I need to send PDF of the HC to Shava and the kingdom
> chronicler. Is there anyone else at kingdom that should get a copy?
>
> Thanks for the good thoughts everyone!
>
> Edda
>
>
>
> "I imagine I was always writing. Twaddle it was, too. But better far write
> twaddle or anything, anything, than nothing at all."
>
> Katherine Mansfield (1888-1923)
>
> Down the Rabbit Hole: downrabbit.blogspot.com
>
>
>
>
> >From: Cskatlady at aol.com
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> >To: greathall at shireofrockwall.org
> >Subject: Re: [Great Hall of Rockwall] Daniel is ill.
> >Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2006 20:07:35 EDT
> >
> >
> >Prayers and good thoughts going your way. I do hope he gets better
> >quickly.
> >
> >
> >In a message dated 9/7/2006 12:28:20 A.M. Central Standard Time,
> >thelorriedel at yahoo.com writes:
> >
> > Daniel has had the flu and just not gotten over it as he should.
Today
> >he
> >was admitted to the hospital for dehydration. We would would appreciate
> >any
> >prayers and healing energy sent his way. I will let y'all know more
when
> >I
> >find out anything.
> >
> >Blessed Be, Lorriedel
> >
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