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Begin forwarded message: > Hey peeps. Here is a letter from a friend of mine. We were both friends of c4 > quad named Wayne. Background Story-- I was hurt in diving accident in 1971 at age 19. Wayne was hurt in 73 at age 21. He was doing mechanic work underneath a bus when the support gave way and fell on him breaking his neck at c4. Over the years our mothers compared notes as we struggled together. Unfortunately, he never Recovered enough to drive or work. His mother died a few years ago. Wayne joined her this week. Robbie is not disabled. > > > > Robbie Philpott 8:43pm Mar 1 > Hey Larry he got confused about 2 wks ago and they thought he had a stroke. > Gary his brother took him to trh and they did some tests and didnt find any > evidence of a stroke but did find urinary tack infection im sure you know > about this and kidney stones Wayne had trouble alot especially after his Moms > death. He had a lung to collaspe and they went in and did something to get it > going and then his heart tryed to stop and they put in a pace maker. The next > thing was his other lung partially collasped and they got it going and put a > mask over his nose and mouth looked as if it was forcing oxygen really hard > keeping his mouth open i guess to prevent the lungs from collasping. I saw > him last Friday nite and he had all this on. then sat i went by and they were > giving him a bath and Gary said they took everything off him and wanted to > put a feeding tube in and Wayne had already told them no to that and to using > the shocker paddles on him. So i rode the bike u Sunday morning and sat with > him and his sis inlaw and niece for awhile. I would talk to him and he would > just say im reading this agreement rite now. So the nurse came in and was > wanting to know if he wanted some more pain med and he said yeah. I told her > that his name was mule lips and she laughed and he raised up his head and > said Robbie. So at least he knew i was there im pretty sure. He used to call > me melon head and i called him mule lips. before i left Sunday i told him to > hurry up and get home i needed help with my pc and he said ok. Monday morning > Judy called me and said he passed about 630. He really went down after his > Mom passed kinda gave up. Im pretty sure Larry that you have been able to be > more active and more independent with your driving and everything. Id say you > have had a lot more exercise than Wayne. He was worried that he was a burden > to his brother and family. i hope this was helpful to you b ut always > remember everyone is different. > > View Conversation on Facebook
