Here I am as Ade's scribe from sunny Londinium! Yes it's me Russ and I've been employed again to keep you all up to date with how he is progressing! I have been given permission to tell it like it is and I am sure that he will let me know if I miss anything out!
I thought I'd just copy the note that I sent to a few of you on Monday 18th and Tuesday 19th and continue from there.
Hi Guys,
Just spoke to Ade and it was amazing! He actually answered the phone and I was so happy that he did. Really does mean that we are headed in the right direction!
He is still in hospital and has been moved out of ICU to a room on the cardiac floor! He has an army of great doctors looking after him but he is still fragile and really managed to get himself into a serious condition. He is slowly regaining some strength but will have to be on a whole shop full of drugs for a while! We can deal with all of that and he will just have to do as the doc ordered and of course listen to the rest of us!
He actually walked around the ward today which is excellent news as he was showing signs of pneumonia! Being bed ridden does not help the drek in his lungs but being up and about does….
I will know more later when I speak to Diana who is tired but fine! I left last week and Phil came in so at no time have they been on their own! I will keep you all informed of as many details as possible! Please forward my email to anyone who wants an update and thank you so much for all your love and concern. Our family are truly amazing and the friends unbelievable!
Lots of love,
Hi all of you,
Here is your daily update and not so great today!
I have just spoken to him and from what I can gather the mental decline started yesterday pm! He is terribly low and very,very tearful and depressed! Then along came an awful night of disturbed or very little sleep and to top it all a rubbish nurse! Well you can all imagine,knowing Ade as you do, how that made him feel.
He has just had enough and desperately wants to get home but realises that unless he is much stronger and that all the test are ok this will be delayed. This is very hard for him to deal with! I know that it is easy to say just have a bit to eat and drink a little more but Ade just can’t when he’s low and this situation is not helping at all!
So now we have brought in the cavalry!
My Mom is going tomorrow and although she has not been that well she will be with him,gowned up, in hospital and force feeding him, taking the slack that he can so easily dish up and being even tougher than Phil or me!
He asked me to do his blog so I will officially take over and I agreed if he would speak to me several times a day so I could genuinely let you all know how he is doing!
So sorry it’s not as ebullient as the day before but I think we’ll have to get used to this seesaw effect for awhile and just accept that an inch a day forward is great progress!
Lots of love,
Russ
Rochelle Bass
thanks for the very thorough update Russ. It's upsetting to hear Ade's low, but it's only natural. Coming home will be a tonic for him. Sitting on his back porch with Max, looking over the magnificence of his ultra-green backyard and the shimmering pool, is the best medicine in the world. Plus there's nothing like a sleep in your own bed.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the update Russ, and for allowing her to do so, Ade. Keep on trekking Ade, I know it's crap being in the hospital with everything beeping and what not, but you can do this. See you soon I hope. Had I made Luca a therapy dog already, he could see you in the hospital...but god knows what kind of infections he would bring you!
ReplyDeleteLots of love,
Lil