Saturday, February 3rd, 2018 The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Building, Room 5C-01 Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland Health updateI apologize for the long delay since my last post, but in this ongoing medical saga of mine, "no news is good news," as they say. Sadly, the delay comes to an end because I've spent the majority of the last 12 days as an inpatient here at Johns Hopkins Hospital. It's been a roller coaster of a time, with the inherent highs and lows of said coaster, so allow me to boil it down as best I can. It all started on Alison's birthday, the 21st of January:
That brings us to this evening, as I sit here with an Ativan gently percolating through my bloodstream. The procedures performed yesterday indicated possible causes of the bleeding, but no smoking gun was identified. Going forward, the plan is to:
That should identify the source of the bleeding. Of course, what we do about the source of the bleeding will depend on where it is located. That exciting discussion will need to wait until next time. VideosAlison, my constant care companion — she sleeps here in my room each night, despite my (admittedly feeble) protestations — chose to record the beginning of my capsule endoscopy, i.e. swallowing the little camera.
PhotosHere are a few random photos collected since I've been here. We haven't taken too many, because between (A) my inability to shower (too many connected tubes) more often than every few days and (B) Alison sleeping on a fold-out chair, we don't make the most photogenic couple at the moment. MusicWhoa!You might wonder to what the subject of this post refers. If so, that's an excellent question! I'll try to remember to explain that next time.
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Brenda Giannini
2/4/2018 08:58:55 am
Josh I pray for you every day, Alison too, and some days several times. Your positive spirit is
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Cathy Staley
2/4/2018 09:52:56 am
Hello Josh and Happy belated birthday to beautiful Allison! Jim has shared your blog with me. I continue to be amazed and uplifted by your positive energy and sense of humor! That is not an easy feat with so much time being spent in a hospital! I am lifting y’all up in my prayers and please let us know what else we can do!
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Trish O'Connor
2/4/2018 10:10:29 am
So sorry you have had this setback, Josh. Hope they track down the problem and come up with a solution soon.
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Linda Bugbee
2/4/2018 10:18:21 am
Stay strong you 2 soulmates! I’ve never seen such upbeat hospital pictures. I pray you get an answer and a gentle treatment soon.
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Cousin Hyman
2/4/2018 10:29:44 am
Stay strong! Love and prayers to you both!
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Ronda Ingersoll
2/4/2018 12:27:00 pm
We love you both...xooooxoooo
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Janet
2/4/2018 12:33:45 pm
Sweet Josh, we are so sorry to learn of you being hospitalized again. You guys are champions for all of us. You are truly missed!
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Beth
2/4/2018 02:35:15 pm
It is ALWAYS good to hear from you. The relationship that you share with Alison brings to mind a quote by Lao Tzu...
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Bev Bley
2/4/2018 04:25:20 pm
Oh, I am so glad to hear from you. I think of you both so often and how resilient you both are with all that you have going on. I went to a brief workshop recently on resiliency. A number of marks of resilience were quoted from the author, Al Siebert, PhD who wrote, "The Survivor Personality" My love and positive thoughts to you both!!!
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Jennifer Payne
2/4/2018 06:37:52 pm
I love the song. Donald Trump should adopt it as his theme song.
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Joshua Golub
2/4/2018 08:49:20 pm
Touché mon amie!
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Cheryl Bailey
2/4/2018 07:55:21 pm
Sending you both much love! Hugs, lots of hugs!
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Suzanne
2/5/2018 12:04:02 am
Thank you for the update, videos, photos and glorious music ... oh yes, and the cliff hanger. Miss you both. Sending hugs
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Jo Lewis
2/5/2018 03:06:37 pm
Lord, you know where the bleeding is coming from. In Your mercy, reveal the source to thee docs so these other methods and procedures are not necessary.
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2/5/2018 07:23:43 pm
Courage is contagious and so is love. Who knows how many people are walking braver and more loving just because they've been hanging around you (in person or in cyberspace). Thanks Josh for being so you. And for staying in touch with all of us.
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Ruth Ann
2/7/2018 11:30:43 am
I made an assumption that you were already home. I'm so sorry to hear that this keeps on going. Stay strong, thank you for the update, know that you are loved and if you and Alison get bored you can make a list of things for us to do in Quebec City this summer. Love!
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