<< I know it bummed me out. I was introduced to Dal 4 years ago by a good
friend of mine who went to high school with him. We've been helping each
other with computer stuff ever since.
I already wasn't having a very good day before getting this message. I
needed to be suctioned at 5am. After I got suctioned I started falling back
to sleep and my nurse went in the other room to clean out the bottle. She
forgot to put the rubberbands back on the tube and it poped off. She had
the water runing and didn't hear the alarms going off. It was only about a
minute or two but seemed longer, especially when you are lying there in the
dark, listening to the alarms, not breathing, wondering if someone will
come in time.
>>
Being fairly new to the list, I don't recall Dal in particular, but mourn his
passing as a vent warrior. My sympathy to his family and friends.
How frightening, Jim. I have a tendency to forget sometimes how easy I have
it compared to most of you folk. I use the vent only at night and not being
paralyzed, hook myself up. I can remember the feeling of being unable to get
out of bed when I was intubated in ICU, and you are certainly brave. I don't
know if I would be so. But then again, I guess we do what we have to do.
Thanks for this list Jim, I really appreciate it.
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