8 October 2024
It’s been a busy day which started at 3 am this morning. I got up to pee and decided to stay up and get my usual routine done while I waiting for Tom to show up at 5.
Once Tom got here, I drove him to Hollywood Memorial and we got checked in around 6. He was taken back around 6:30 where they began to prep him for surgery. He was in surgery at 8 and by 9 the surgery had started. Hollywood Memorial sends you texts on the steps so I was able to keep track. They were finished by 10:30 and the surgeon, Dr. Buttrick came and talked me to and Jim.
Jim had joined me a few hours before and we had a great time solving all the world’s problems. Look for a notice in your mail this week. Dr. Buttrick declared the surgery a success and we then waited until he was up for visitors in recovery.
By then we had both been notified that Chris’ wife, Judith, had fallen early this morning. I left Jim and headed to Judith’s to check on her. I suspect she’ll be sore tomorrow but the paramedics didn’t find anything wrong with her.
Back at Hollywood Memorial, Jim had visited with Tom and found him groggy and a little disoriented from the anesthesia still and that was accompanied by nausea and headaches.
Around 3:15 Holley made it to the hospital and we sent her back to see Tom (only 1 person at a time in recovery). Later I got to see him and he was then assigned a room in ICU. We got to visit him one more time and we left for the night. Let’s just say we closed down the valet parking.
I intend for an early night tonight. It’s heartening to see Tom and Kurt have so many friends. We kept Kurt informed all during the day and he much appreciated what we were doing. Hopefully Tom will get some sleep tonight and maybe make it home tomorrow.
Stay tuned!
