Joe @ Intensive Care

My brother-in-law Joe has been in bad health for many years with a variety of issues. I just got some messages from my sister and niece concerning his current health. On Wednesday Joe was admitted to the ER at the Upper Bucks County hospital. He was diagnosed with something called dead or dying bowel syndrome which is a very serious condition that could be fatal is not handled immediately. He had emergency surgery right away.

They kept him overnight after the surgery and scheduled him for a special CAT scan to determine the cause of the problem which could be vascular or low blood flow. They did determine the bowels and intestines were not damaged or dead. He was fortunate to have that surgery quickly. They also put him on blood thinners and controlled his blood pressure to improve blood circulation to his organs.

They did a second surgery on Joe and had him on a ventilator. The surgery was successful and they did not need to cut out any of his intestine and the treatment they've been giving him has improved his health of his intestines and bowels. Everything is looking good and it was a close call but it was a rough couple of days.

He was still in intensive care on Friday but more alert. Betsy just sent us the picture here of Joe. So glad to see him smiling.

Becky and I are going down to Philly in a couple of weeks to see Katie and the kids and we will make sure we stop by and see Betsy and Joe too.