Another day...

I'm just waiting for Mom to get ready and go back into the hospital. We both slept a solid 10 hours last night, so we should feel a little more alive here today. I can't comment on Dad right now because I havent seen him since last night, but a few people have asked when we will be home, so I wanted to answer that - we don't know.

There are a couple of reasons behind that. Number one, Dad and I came here in the air ambulance. The NL gov has no problem sending people up here, but apparently they don't like to pick them up. If he was to come back in the air ambulance he has to wait for someone to need to come here (or to Ontario) and they will bring him back with them.

Before the procedure, the doctor has said that if he was stable in a few days and everything was looking ok, he could fly back on a commercial flight. In his current conditon (well since last night - maybe things have changed by this morning), I really do not see that happening. He is pretty much asleep 70% of the time. When he awake, often he is frustrated because he cannot communicate the way he wants to, or he is agitated with being in the bed, tubes and wires, etc. So right now, I have no idea when we will be home - or when he will be home.

I find this pretty frustrating because we have also learned that at home we DO have the medical equipment to preform the coiling procedure and the Government has spend LOTS of money training people to do the procedure... they just haven't done one yet! Not that I would want Dad to be the first but they probably should get that started!

When we were in hospital at home I remember talking to someone who had connections with the flight director for the air ambulance... WHO WERE YOU? If you read this - maybe you could put your feelers out there. Dad's name isn't on the list yet because he isn't ready to leave here anyway, but I would imagine it will be there soon - in the next day or so.

He is receiving great care here, but for my and mom's sake, it was be amazing to be home so the rest of the family could help out too. And it would be great for the rest of the family's sake too because I can't imagine how you all are feeling right now.

Anyway, we are leaving for the hospital now and I will update on how Dad is once we get there and get a feel for how the night went.