My friends, Val’s breathing is shallow and labored these days, and we can see it worsening weekly. To sleep, she props herself with pillows into a half-sitting position, but violent coughing episodes jerk her awake for an hour or two most nights, leaving her even more exhausted. Two and three and Continue Reading
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oxygen obstacles
Dears, The oxygen people delivered the wrong kind of oxygen: large home canisters instead of a portable oxygen concentrator. This meant Val couldn’t take them on the airplane this morning. However, since the airline people saw she was using oxygen, they also wouldn’t let her on without it. Calls to the on-call Continue Reading
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Val’s been cooling her heels at the ER for over 6 hours and counting. They finally saw her around 9:00 and determined that yes, she could at this point benefit from oxygen. The current plan is for her to fly to Montana tomorrow, but it turns out the airlines require Continue Reading