Re: [Texascavers] James Jasek Update
Mimi, we are with you and Jim. I'll call you today. *William R. (Bill) Elliott* 30105 Briarcrest Court Georgetown, Texas 78628 *speodes...@gmail.com * 573-291-5093 cell On Sun, Apr 17, 2022 at 4:49 AM Mimi Jasek wrote: > I will be bringing Jim home soon since the facility has said he has > plateaued in his rehab. Unfortunately the anesthesia put him back mentally > as to cognition abilities. They feel he is strong, can do things, but takes > single instructions to accomplish them. They suggest 24/7 care for his > safety. Perhaps they are right, and perhaps his dementia? or frontal lobe > stroke damage got worse from the surgery to fix his hip. I personally know > he did not get the same kind of rehab this time that he got after the > stroke. Different facility for a number of reasons. I saw deficiencies and > he told me of one therapist’s frustration with him. No matter. Seems like > we went one step back, then two or three more. I needed him to be so much > better before bringing him home, but we shall see. I must get Home Health > Care and sitters - again - arranged for next week, besides working normal > hours and having PTO blackout till 5/4 due to phone system change at work. > He may come home in wheelchair, but our house is not good for that. He can > walk on his walker though. He has to. > > I sold his truck to pay down some of our past debt to help me get closer > to retirement to be with him, but this money will now be used for his care. > Since he has been in rehab both our phones went out, I had to get him a > tablet till replacement for him comes in so he would have a way to watch > his movies, both 1965 era toilets in house broke, and sewer and water lines > from house to street had to be replaced! All that on top of replacing > washer and water heater a few months ago, as well as the tub to shower > conversion for him. I keep thinking ok enough already! Lol I have an older > sister and friends say for me to really think about long term care, but I > know he is not there, and will not give up on him. He is a human being, not > something to be thrown out with the trash! They worry about me though, but… > > I have had times of great frustration and sadness even before Jim broke > his hip with how our lives have changed due to his health issues. I am > exhausted, I have developed a manageable heart condition myself due to kind > of managing a high BP problem somehow when going for checkups maybe for > years to where it went undetected till later last year. Then his hip. My > desire some days to just walk away from my financial responsibilities for > us so I can be with him is almost overwhelming. But…I don’t know how it > happened, but the other night I suddenly realized what my place is in all > this, and really always has been - that of his champion, his caretaker and > caregiver to the end, no matter the cost. I have no one else to depend on, > no ready help, and no one on this earth loves that man like me. I can still > feel stressed and overwhelmed, but when he asks me not to leave him and to > please take him home, well… > > I am up late a lot, and have started watching some Saturday night music > shows on CBS. As luck would have it tonight I saw a show about Rob Thomas > of Matchbox 20. He did his solo songs “Unwell”, which equated to Jim, and > “Ever the Same” which is us in a nutshell! Then Ryan Hurd was on later and > sang his song “Wish for the World” - another affirmation of us. I quietly > cried, knowing this is us, and somehow we will once again make it through. > > Our world is so messed up right now. In recent years we have lost too many > in our community. We also have a number in our caving community who are > aging and need help and someone to care for them. Some are luckier than > others. Just do not take life for granted, and if you can give of your self > and your time to another, do so. It means the world believe me. Create your > own safety net too for your future, for life happens. > > Be safe and well, and go outside to enjoy the beauty our world has to > share - whether above the crust or below. We seriously both wish we could > join you > > Mimi Jasek > > Sent from my iPhone > ___ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers > ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] James Jasek Update
Keep us all informed of progress. Bet we can work something out if he is up to coming. Love to you both. On Fri, Mar 4, 2022 at 2:44 PM Bill Steele wrote: > Mimi, > > Maybe some bighearted Texas cavers have an RV they could bring to the TSA > convention for Jim and you to use and they sleep in a tent. That would be > nice of them. > > Bill > > On Mar 4, 2022, at 1:22 PM, Kris Pena wrote: > > > > Hi Mimi, > > Cave Without A Name rents out sites with RV hookups in the campground. Not > sure if that's an option for y'all but wanted to make sure you knew about > it. You'd still have to bring your own RV and the campsite has a separate > fee payable directly to Cave Without A Name ($32 a night I think, but you'd > have to verify with the park), but wanted to throw it out there as > something for you guys to think about. We'd love to see you and Jim out > there if it's possible for him! > > Kris > > > On Fri, Mar 4, 2022 at 1:08 PM Mimi Jasek wrote: > >> Hi Bill, >> >> What a lovely and generous offer! I had spoken to Jim about the >> convention already and was trying to figure out how to get him there. He >> had expressed interest in going. Let us see how rehab goes, and if a >> possibility I will reach out. We no longer even have a workable tent >> anymore or cots. Maybe still an air mattress?! Last big trip to Big Bend >> kind of messed up equipment due to extremely high winds! >> >> I am sure he would love a copy of yhat map >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Mar 4, 2022, at 11:05 AM, Bill Steele >> wrote: >> >> Hi Mimi, >> >> Please give Jim my best regards and tell him that the Texas caving family >> misses seeing him and we all want him to recover fully and come to the TSA >> convention at CWAN in May. We’ll organize a Jim Jasek haul, like we do >> Honey Creek tank hauls, to carry him into the cave down those many steps >> for the talks and back out again. >> >> Has he seen Bennett Lee’s nice map of Adam Wilson’s Cave? If not, I’ll be >> glad to send him a paper copy of it. James worked on mapping that cave. >> >> Kindest regards, >> >> Bill Steele >> Irving, Texas >> >> On Mar 3, 2022, at 3:03 PM, Mimi Jasek wrote: >> >> >> >> Jim’s surgery went as expected. Will stay in hospital till blood >> thickness back to normal and PT/OT and doc say he is medically ok for >> rehab. Had major questions from family, so put this together. >> >> >> >> Here are better images and Jim's actual X-rays. Left hip area fracture. >> No actual hip bone, but top Femur where turns to go to connect to pelvis >> called hip bone. Three surgical arthroscopic small cuts - one at top, one >> part way down, and one lower. Used short rod - not all the way to knee. >> Pulled on leg, rotated till bones knit in place, then this which explains >> X-rays. >> >> >> An intramedullary nail is a metal rod that is inserted into the medullary >> cavity of a bone and across the fracture in order to provide a solid >> support for the fractured bone. Intramedullary nailing is currently >> considered the "gold standard" for treatment of femoral shaft fractures >> (Rudloff 2009).Feb 2, 2018 >> >> >> Nurse also just told me way less pain than with replacement or other hip >> area fractures. Reiterated what doc said - best place to break hip if get a >> break! You can see from first X-ray how bone at almost 90 degree angle, and >> in last one of fixed bone how in correct position. End of anatomy and >> surgery lesson ❤️ >> >> >> Sitting in chair today hopefully till after supper! >> >> >> Just got word got accepted into rehab docs like which is right by >> hospital and close to home and docs. Looking up. >> >> >> Mimi >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> ___ >> Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com >> Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ >> http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers >> >> ___ >> Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com >> Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ >> http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers >> >> ___ >> Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com >> Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ >> http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers >> > ___ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers > > ___ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ >
Re: [Texascavers] James Jasek Update
Mimi, Maybe some bighearted Texas cavers have an RV they could bring to the TSA convention for Jim and you to use and they sleep in a tent. That would be nice of them. Bill > On Mar 4, 2022, at 1:22 PM, Kris Pena wrote: > > > Hi Mimi, > > Cave Without A Name rents out sites with RV hookups in the campground. Not > sure if that's an option for y'all but wanted to make sure you knew about it. > You'd still have to bring your own RV and the campsite has a separate fee > payable directly to Cave Without A Name ($32 a night I think, but you'd have > to verify with the park), but wanted to throw it out there as something for > you guys to think about. We'd love to see you and Jim out there if it's > possible for him! > > Kris > > >> On Fri, Mar 4, 2022 at 1:08 PM Mimi Jasek wrote: >> Hi Bill, >> >> What a lovely and generous offer! I had spoken to Jim about the convention >> already and was trying to figure out how to get him there. He had expressed >> interest in going. Let us see how rehab goes, and if a possibility I will >> reach out. We no longer even have a workable tent anymore or cots. Maybe >> still an air mattress?! Last big trip to Big Bend kind of messed up >> equipment due to extremely high winds! >> >> I am sure he would love a copy of yhat map >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Mar 4, 2022, at 11:05 AM, Bill Steele wrote: >>> >>> Hi Mimi, >>> >>> Please give Jim my best regards and tell him that the Texas caving family >>> misses seeing him and we all want him to recover fully and come to the TSA >>> convention at CWAN in May. We’ll organize a Jim Jasek haul, like we do >>> Honey Creek tank hauls, to carry him into the cave down those many steps >>> for the talks and back out again. >>> >>> Has he seen Bennett Lee’s nice map of Adam Wilson’s Cave? If not, I’ll be >>> glad to send him a paper copy of it. James worked on mapping that cave. >>> >>> Kindest regards, >>> >>> Bill Steele >>> Irving, Texas >>> > On Mar 3, 2022, at 3:03 PM, Mimi Jasek wrote: > Jim’s surgery went as expected. Will stay in hospital till blood thickness back to normal and PT/OT and doc say he is medically ok for rehab. Had major questions from family, so put this together. Here are better images and Jim's actual X-rays. Left hip area fracture. No actual hip bone, but top Femur where turns to go to connect to pelvis called hip bone. Three surgical arthroscopic small cuts - one at top, one part way down, and one lower. Used short rod - not all the way to knee. Pulled on leg, rotated till bones knit in place, then this which explains X-rays. An intramedullary nail is a metal rod that is inserted into the medullary cavity of a bone and across the fracture in order to provide a solid support for the fractured bone. Intramedullary nailing is currently considered the "gold standard" for treatment of femoral shaft fractures (Rudloff 2009).Feb 2, 2018 Nurse also just told me way less pain than with replacement or other hip area fractures. Reiterated what doc said - best place to break hip if get a break! You can see from first X-ray how bone at almost 90 degree angle, and in last one of fixed bone how in correct position. End of anatomy and surgery lesson ❤️ Sitting in chair today hopefully till after supper! Just got word got accepted into rehab docs like which is right by hospital and close to home and docs. Looking up. Mimi Sent from my iPhone ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers >>> ___ >>> Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com >>> Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ >>> http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers >> ___ >> Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com >> Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ >> http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers > ___ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/
Re: [Texascavers] James Jasek Update
Hi Mimi, Cave Without A Name rents out sites with RV hookups in the campground. Not sure if that's an option for y'all but wanted to make sure you knew about it. You'd still have to bring your own RV and the campsite has a separate fee payable directly to Cave Without A Name ($32 a night I think, but you'd have to verify with the park), but wanted to throw it out there as something for you guys to think about. We'd love to see you and Jim out there if it's possible for him! Kris On Fri, Mar 4, 2022 at 1:08 PM Mimi Jasek wrote: > Hi Bill, > > What a lovely and generous offer! I had spoken to Jim about the convention > already and was trying to figure out how to get him there. He had expressed > interest in going. Let us see how rehab goes, and if a possibility I will > reach out. We no longer even have a workable tent anymore or cots. Maybe > still an air mattress?! Last big trip to Big Bend kind of messed up > equipment due to extremely high winds! > > I am sure he would love a copy of yhat map > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Mar 4, 2022, at 11:05 AM, Bill Steele wrote: > > Hi Mimi, > > Please give Jim my best regards and tell him that the Texas caving family > misses seeing him and we all want him to recover fully and come to the TSA > convention at CWAN in May. We’ll organize a Jim Jasek haul, like we do > Honey Creek tank hauls, to carry him into the cave down those many steps > for the talks and back out again. > > Has he seen Bennett Lee’s nice map of Adam Wilson’s Cave? If not, I’ll be > glad to send him a paper copy of it. James worked on mapping that cave. > > Kindest regards, > > Bill Steele > Irving, Texas > > On Mar 3, 2022, at 3:03 PM, Mimi Jasek wrote: > > > > Jim’s surgery went as expected. Will stay in hospital till blood thickness > back to normal and PT/OT and doc say he is medically ok for rehab. Had > major questions from family, so put this together. > > > > Here are better images and Jim's actual X-rays. Left hip area fracture. No > actual hip bone, but top Femur where turns to go to connect to pelvis > called hip bone. Three surgical arthroscopic small cuts - one at top, one > part way down, and one lower. Used short rod - not all the way to knee. > Pulled on leg, rotated till bones knit in place, then this which explains > X-rays. > > > An intramedullary nail is a metal rod that is inserted into the medullary > cavity of a bone and across the fracture in order to provide a solid > support for the fractured bone. Intramedullary nailing is currently > considered the "gold standard" for treatment of femoral shaft fractures > (Rudloff 2009).Feb 2, 2018 > > > Nurse also just told me way less pain than with replacement or other hip > area fractures. Reiterated what doc said - best place to break hip if get a > break! You can see from first X-ray how bone at almost 90 degree angle, and > in last one of fixed bone how in correct position. End of anatomy and > surgery lesson ❤️ > > > Sitting in chair today hopefully till after supper! > > > Just got word got accepted into rehab docs like which is right by hospital > and close to home and docs. Looking up. > > > Mimi > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > ___ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers > > ___ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers > > ___ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers > ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] James Jasek Update
Sorry Bill, Went to help him and hit send button before done! I am sure he would love a copy of that map. If it is the cave I am thinking of, I have also been in it, but not on a camping trip. Rehab and PTO for me will determine next steps, but I will keep in touch. Sincerely, Mimi Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 4, 2022, at 1:07 PM, Mimi Jasek wrote: > > Hi Bill, > > What a lovely and generous offer! I had spoken to Jim about the convention > already and was trying to figure out how to get him there. He had expressed > interest in going. Let us see how rehab goes, and if a possibility I will > reach out. We no longer even have a workable tent anymore or cots. Maybe > still an air mattress?! Last big trip to Big Bend kind of messed up equipment > due to extremely high winds! > > I am sure he would love a copy of yhat map > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Mar 4, 2022, at 11:05 AM, Bill Steele wrote: >> >> Hi Mimi, >> >> Please give Jim my best regards and tell him that the Texas caving family >> misses seeing him and we all want him to recover fully and come to the TSA >> convention at CWAN in May. We’ll organize a Jim Jasek haul, like we do Honey >> Creek tank hauls, to carry him into the cave down those many steps for the >> talks and back out again. >> >> Has he seen Bennett Lee’s nice map of Adam Wilson’s Cave? If not, I’ll be >> glad to send him a paper copy of it. James worked on mapping that cave. >> >> Kindest regards, >> >> Bill Steele >> Irving, Texas >> >>> On Mar 3, 2022, at 3:03 PM, Mimi Jasek wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> Jim’s surgery went as expected. Will stay in hospital till blood thickness >>> back to normal and PT/OT and doc say he is medically ok for rehab. Had >>> major questions from family, so put this together. >>> >>> >>> Here are better images and Jim's actual X-rays. Left hip area fracture. No >>> actual hip bone, but top Femur where turns to go to connect to pelvis >>> called hip bone. Three surgical arthroscopic small cuts - one at top, one >>> part way down, and one lower. Used short rod - not all the way to knee. >>> Pulled on leg, rotated till bones knit in place, then this which explains >>> X-rays. >>> >>> An intramedullary nail is a metal rod that is inserted into the medullary >>> cavity of a bone and across the fracture in order to provide a solid >>> support for the fractured bone. Intramedullary nailing is currently >>> considered the "gold standard" for treatment of femoral shaft fractures >>> (Rudloff 2009).Feb 2, 2018 >>> >>> Nurse also just told me way less pain than with replacement or other hip >>> area fractures. Reiterated what doc said - best place to break hip if get a >>> break! You can see from first X-ray how bone at almost 90 degree angle, and >>> in last one of fixed bone how in correct position. End of anatomy and >>> surgery lesson ❤️ >>> >>> Sitting in chair today hopefully till after supper! >>> >>> Just got word got accepted into rehab docs like which is right by hospital >>> and close to home and docs. Looking up. >>> >>> Mimi >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> ___ >>> Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com >>> Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ >>> http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers >> ___ >> Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com >> Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ >> http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] James Jasek Update
Hi Bill, What a lovely and generous offer! I had spoken to Jim about the convention already and was trying to figure out how to get him there. He had expressed interest in going. Let us see how rehab goes, and if a possibility I will reach out. We no longer even have a workable tent anymore or cots. Maybe still an air mattress?! Last big trip to Big Bend kind of messed up equipment due to extremely high winds! I am sure he would love a copy of yhat map Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 4, 2022, at 11:05 AM, Bill Steele wrote: > > Hi Mimi, > > Please give Jim my best regards and tell him that the Texas caving family > misses seeing him and we all want him to recover fully and come to the TSA > convention at CWAN in May. We’ll organize a Jim Jasek haul, like we do Honey > Creek tank hauls, to carry him into the cave down those many steps for the > talks and back out again. > > Has he seen Bennett Lee’s nice map of Adam Wilson’s Cave? If not, I’ll be > glad to send him a paper copy of it. James worked on mapping that cave. > > Kindest regards, > > Bill Steele > Irving, Texas > >> On Mar 3, 2022, at 3:03 PM, Mimi Jasek wrote: >> >> >> >> Jim’s surgery went as expected. Will stay in hospital till blood thickness >> back to normal and PT/OT and doc say he is medically ok for rehab. Had major >> questions from family, so put this together. >> >> >> Here are better images and Jim's actual X-rays. Left hip area fracture. No >> actual hip bone, but top Femur where turns to go to connect to pelvis called >> hip bone. Three surgical arthroscopic small cuts - one at top, one part way >> down, and one lower. Used short rod - not all the way to knee. Pulled on >> leg, rotated till bones knit in place, then this which explains X-rays. >> >> An intramedullary nail is a metal rod that is inserted into the medullary >> cavity of a bone and across the fracture in order to provide a solid support >> for the fractured bone. Intramedullary nailing is currently considered the >> "gold standard" for treatment of femoral shaft fractures (Rudloff 2009).Feb >> 2, 2018 >> >> Nurse also just told me way less pain than with replacement or other hip >> area fractures. Reiterated what doc said - best place to break hip if get a >> break! You can see from first X-ray how bone at almost 90 degree angle, and >> in last one of fixed bone how in correct position. End of anatomy and >> surgery lesson ❤️ >> >> Sitting in chair today hopefully till after supper! >> >> Just got word got accepted into rehab docs like which is right by hospital >> and close to home and docs. Looking up. >> >> Mimi >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> ___ >> Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com >> Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ >> http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers > ___ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] James Jasek Update
Mimi, I’m so sorry to hear about Jim. That’s dreadful! Y’all are always in my prayers and I especially pray for him that he’ll get stronger, fast! Please let me know if y’all ever need some company! I’ll gladly come up and visit! Just let me know when and I’ll clear my schedule. My number is down below if you ever want to get in touch! Prayers and hugs! Leia Hill (830) 660-5884 Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 2, 2022, at 6:31 AM, speodes...@gmail.com wrote: > > Dear Mimi. Thanks for the report on Jim’s status and broken hip. That’s > tough. Wishing you both the best. Maybe I could come up from Georgetown > sometime to visit y’all. I would like to help and don’t want to be waited on. > > Thanks > > William R. (Bill) Elliott > Sent from my iPhone > > On Mar 2, 2022, at 2:47 AM, Mimi Jasek wrote: > > Hello Everyone, > > It has been a while. Jim is still hanging in, but weaker physically as I > predicted. He will be 81 this year, and was doing great till @ Sunday night. > His replaced left knee began to hurt severely when he would get up to go to > bed. By Wednesday I had him using his walker in the house, but he was fine on > Thursday when I went to work. I got home @ 6:38 and turned into the den after > calling hello. He met me with “Hi, Mimi! I am so glad your home! I fell and > think I broke my leg!” He was sitting in his recliner with left leg out in > front straight out. He kept wanting me to get him up. ( It was a Thursday > night when I came home and found him comatose from his stroke too. Not a fun > pattern.) > > So 911 and hospital ER. Unfortunately doc there took Jim as weak, old guy who > fell. Took scans and X-ray and finally came back and said nothing broken so > we can’t admit him and will start wheels turning to get him into rehab. It > will take a while. Another doc came on later and I really fussed about his > knee - as far as I knew from Jim cause of fall! Another doc, my fussing, PT > eval and fact that two men could not get him up got us admitted by noon > Friday. > > Due to blood thinner, had to wait till Monday afternoon to aspirate knee. > Fluid had blood but no pus. Evidently first thing they look for in replaced > joints that suddenly start hurting is infection. So cultures started, but > Tuesday morn brought ortho guy saying not enough evidence yet to go in and > clean out knee. Scans did not show anything out of place with replacement. > > For some reason they took him back for another X-ray, and results confirmed > why he could not move leg and fussed so when turned in bed. His left hip > broken! Turned out ER doc DID NOT x-ray hip, just knee!!! Me and ortho guy > not happy, he was apologetic, but let’s get this fixed. He is a trauma bone > guy. > > If you can have a good broken hip, he said Jim did. Top of femur, below ball, > and in a small window that can make all the difference. Arthroscopic surgery, > 3 small incisions, couple of smaller rods and voila! @ 1:00 tomorrow, and > this fix meant to be walked on right away. If all goes well, 2-3 more days in > hospital the transfer to rehab. > > I am having deja vu of Bill Russell and Pete Strickland. Jim’s recovery from > his stroke event different, and fall due to collapsed knee as far as we can > tell by fall site at home. I asked doc if his hip could have been the problem > all along, but he said no. We know Jim went down hard on knee, and could have > hit hip on very solid side/leg of recliner on way down. We will never know. > > Stats for recovery not helpful on this, so any prayers or positive thoughts > would be appreciated. Due to lingering issues from stroke and some other > things, doc said if Jim makes his 6 month check up at his office, his chances > for survival of more than a year go way up! So goal! A lot up to him though, > and me. Lots of hard work ahead for both of us. I still have to work @ 30 > hours a week too for normal financial stability. I have always told him I > want minimum 50 years, and we are coming up on 47. His mom survived a broken > hip and lived to be 103, but had not had a stroke. > > Hope you are as well as possible, staying safe, and going caving. Wish my > post was on a happier note. > > Respectfully, > > Mimi Jasek > > Sent from my iPhone > ___ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers > ___ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives:
Re: [Texascavers] James Jasek Update
Dear Mimi. Thanks for the report on Jim’s status and broken hip. That’s tough. Wishing you both the best. Maybe I could come up from Georgetown sometime to visit y’all. I would like to help and don’t want to be waited on. Thanks William R. (Bill) Elliott Sent from my iPhone On Mar 2, 2022, at 2:47 AM, Mimi Jasek wrote: Hello Everyone, It has been a while. Jim is still hanging in, but weaker physically as I predicted. He will be 81 this year, and was doing great till @ Sunday night. His replaced left knee began to hurt severely when he would get up to go to bed. By Wednesday I had him using his walker in the house, but he was fine on Thursday when I went to work. I got home @ 6:38 and turned into the den after calling hello. He met me with “Hi, Mimi! I am so glad your home! I fell and think I broke my leg!” He was sitting in his recliner with left leg out in front straight out. He kept wanting me to get him up. ( It was a Thursday night when I came home and found him comatose from his stroke too. Not a fun pattern.) So 911 and hospital ER. Unfortunately doc there took Jim as weak, old guy who fell. Took scans and X-ray and finally came back and said nothing broken so we can’t admit him and will start wheels turning to get him into rehab. It will take a while. Another doc came on later and I really fussed about his knee - as far as I knew from Jim cause of fall! Another doc, my fussing, PT eval and fact that two men could not get him up got us admitted by noon Friday. Due to blood thinner, had to wait till Monday afternoon to aspirate knee. Fluid had blood but no pus. Evidently first thing they look for in replaced joints that suddenly start hurting is infection. So cultures started, but Tuesday morn brought ortho guy saying not enough evidence yet to go in and clean out knee. Scans did not show anything out of place with replacement. For some reason they took him back for another X-ray, and results confirmed why he could not move leg and fussed so when turned in bed. His left hip broken! Turned out ER doc DID NOT x-ray hip, just knee!!! Me and ortho guy not happy, he was apologetic, but let’s get this fixed. He is a trauma bone guy. If you can have a good broken hip, he said Jim did. Top of femur, below ball, and in a small window that can make all the difference. Arthroscopic surgery, 3 small incisions, couple of smaller rods and voila! @ 1:00 tomorrow, and this fix meant to be walked on right away. If all goes well, 2-3 more days in hospital the transfer to rehab. I am having deja vu of Bill Russell and Pete Strickland. Jim’s recovery from his stroke event different, and fall due to collapsed knee as far as we can tell by fall site at home. I asked doc if his hip could have been the problem all along, but he said no. We know Jim went down hard on knee, and could have hit hip on very solid side/leg of recliner on way down. We will never know. Stats for recovery not helpful on this, so any prayers or positive thoughts would be appreciated. Due to lingering issues from stroke and some other things, doc said if Jim makes his 6 month check up at his office, his chances for survival of more than a year go way up! So goal! A lot up to him though, and me. Lots of hard work ahead for both of us. I still have to work @ 30 hours a week too for normal financial stability. I have always told him I want minimum 50 years, and we are coming up on 47. His mom survived a broken hip and lived to be 103, but had not had a stroke. Hope you are as well as possible, staying safe, and going caving. Wish my post was on a happier note. Respectfully, Mimi Jasek Sent from my iPhone ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] James Jasek Update
Bless your Heart Mimi, Im glad you two still have each other. Galen Falgout " Focus,Breath,Mindfulness & Love On Sun, Jun 20, 2021 at 12:03 AM Mimi Jasek wrote: > Been quite a while since I let anyone know how he is. Since this was a > milestone day - 80th birthday! - I figured it was time for those who might > wonder or care. > > It has been over a year since his event, and I feel he is so much better > in a number of ways, but not in others. We can actually have semi-regular > conversations now about things. Memory issues still a problem, and some > days I feel his short term memory is getting worse. But he still seems > better communication wise. We found out he is one of those rare individuals > who can not go off blood thinners, for after putting the device in his > heart to prevent clots and get him off these, he had the clot which caused > all this damage within weeks of stopping them. So now he is on the worst > one you can be on, has to get blood draws every two weeks to a month to > check his numbers, and watch certain things in his diet. He started having > weird seizures after the first of this year (Gelastic), made 911 trips in > ambulance twice to the hospital, and did a 72 hour at home brain EEG in > late March. I took my mandatory week off then, for the caregiver is totally > involved in that! Since he never had a seizure during test, they could not > pinpoint location nor definite type, but have to treat symptoms we had. So > back on dosage levels he had right after original event. No more seizures > to date so far. > > Besides simply falling behind in his memory exercises, I have also not > kept up with his PT. I am it, and after working 30-40+ hours a week, coming > home every day at lunch to be with him, plus errands, groceries, bill > paying etc, I just run out of energy. I have begun to worry about physical > changes I have noticed, but at his annual checkup his doc said something > about this. Weight gain can be lack of exercise, but also some of his meds! > Curvature of spine can be stroke related!? He said the brain does not > communicate with the muscles like it used to, so when before Jim could know > to keep his back straight and the muscle memory would do this, that no > longer happens?! I was like oh! So the strength exercises could help, but > in a way his brain would be working against this? I will still try to do > better for both of us - maybe. > > We are both fully vaccinated - doc took care of that as we were on their > list and due to his health issues considered high risk. As his caregiver, I > got bumped up too! I will have some modifications done in our bathroom to > turn our tub into a shower, for I almost could not get him out recently due > to his fatigue level. Safety first. (Retire never?!) > > His use of phone has changed, as some who have tried to call may have > noticed. He watches movies etc on his phone, and will not answer a call > unless I am there for him to ask if he should! He ignores all, which is > tough if I need to check on him. I think after being home he began to feel > safe, and does not need the outside world as much anymore. > > As for me, this last year has taken a toll, and has created some health > issues for me. Am dealing with things, and just keep plugging along. We are > still here, have each other, and take each day as it comes. We’ve got 46 > years now together, and I’ve always told him I want 50 or more if I can get > them! Kind of up to me!! > > Stay safe, be well, and go caving! > > Mimi Jasek > > Sent from my iPhone > ___ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers > ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] James Jasek Update
Thanks for the good news--James is home--and may he get better and better, and you too. All the best to you both, you have been through so much! , Carol On Sun, Jul 12, 2020 at 12:33 AM Mimi Jasek wrote: > So sorry for the long silence! If any of this is old news, I apologize for > the repeat! Honestly too tired to check. > > I finally sprang Jim from rehab @ 4:30 Saturday afternoon 6/27. At least > he tested negative to his 3rd COVID test with results coming in Thursday > 6/25. Because all others on his wing that he had any contact with - as well > as staff - tested negative also, he got to leave. But at least two > residents at facility tested positive, and went to COVID unit. Someone who > worked there had tested positive - hence another test!! At least two > people at my work tested positive, and a number of staff who were in direct > contact without PPE under state Health Department guidelines had to be > tested - and quarantined till tesults back! We were closed one day for deep > cleaning. Luckily I have worn a mask out and about since late March or > early April, and at work once we did a soft reopening later in April. I was > never in direct contact with positives, so was not even eligible for > testing. We were so low staffed for almost a week and a half to two weeks, > the extra fast paced work just about did me in! Then Jim came home - after > I had worked that morning till close to 1:30, then ran last minute errands. > > I stayed home till going back to work on July 7th. It took days for Jim to > begin to settle down, and for me to realize the full impact of what did or > DID NOT happen in rehab. Jim was seriously like a kid who had been to a > summer camp for over a month with no rules, manners, or supervision!! I was > in retrain to human being mode for days ☹️ The isolation on residents is > horrible, and staff does what is necessary and not much else. All due to > fear of virus. Our PCP told us it is the same at all facilities around > here, and that he has long term patients that have done well for years who > - due to isolation - are hallucinating and having all kinds of health > problems > > Day after Jim got home, 6/28, HHC nurse visited, then the next day OT and > PT supervisors came. Then ST came Thursday 7/2, PT and OT came again by end > of that week, and twice a week schedules set by all. Nurse cones once a > week. Finally saw PCP Monday 7/6, got medicines fixed, and sitters worked > out. New normal with therapists in morn, plus doctor visits as come up, and > sitters in afternoon while I work started on Tue 7/7. > > As to how Jim is doing, he has good days and bad. He can dress himself, > and take care of personal hygiene fairly well, but at times sequency > prompting is still necessary. He is tired a lot, and can get upset or > scared by little things easily. I can sometimes tell he is “off” just by > his expression - a bit lost. I do not know if he will ever come all the way > back, but most people who speak to him find he is really good! When he gets > tired, or is awakened suddenly, he has issues. His PCP thinks, although a > clot started the event, that it could have been a brain clot rather than > from his heart due to the brain aneurysm he had back in Dec 2018? The coil > technique shuts down that blood supply, and there can be issues with > resupply from other areas of the brain? I am simply not sure, but do know > doc said no way to tell till he has another one?? Lord help us. > > I did leave Jim with sitters on July 4th to go be with my granddaughter in > Round Rock for her 13th birthday, and we both had a good day. While under > HHC and therapists he is not supposed to go anywhere except doctor visits > etc. I can usually leave him for around 2 hours by himself to go to work > some mornings to get in all my time, yet he got upset once because he fell > asleep and woke up alone before I got home So will leave him note when I > leave so he knows. I simply can’t afford a sitter all the time! Really > never, but for now he needs one in the afternoon. > > So, overall doing good, but hour by hour, day by day. My fatigue some days > is such that I quietly cry, and stress and fatigue has made my joint > condition raise its ugly head, plus dyshidrotic eczema on hands and wrists > from wearing gloves at work and using hand sanitizer causes another misery. > Got heavy duty medicine for that, but hard to find time to use due to > restrictions on covering it up! > > We will survive, and prevail one way or another. Just keep prayers and > positive vibes coming. After July I may not have any sitters, so do not > know how things will go. Life - and work - will go on though. > > Mimi > > Sent from my iPhone > ___ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers >
Re: [Texascavers] James Jasek Update
Thanks for the update. Hope all improves quickly as you navigate this difficult time. On Sun, Jul 12, 2020 at 12:33 AM Mimi Jasek wrote: > So sorry for the long silence! If any of this is old news, I apologize for > the repeat! Honestly too tired to check. > > I finally sprang Jim from rehab @ 4:30 Saturday afternoon 6/27. At least > he tested negative to his 3rd COVID test with results coming in Thursday > 6/25. Because all others on his wing that he had any contact with - as well > as staff - tested negative also, he got to leave. But at least two > residents at facility tested positive, and went to COVID unit. Someone who > worked there had tested positive - hence another test!! At least two > people at my work tested positive, and a number of staff who were in direct > contact without PPE under state Health Department guidelines had to be > tested - and quarantined till tesults back! We were closed one day for deep > cleaning. Luckily I have worn a mask out and about since late March or > early April, and at work once we did a soft reopening later in April. I was > never in direct contact with positives, so was not even eligible for > testing. We were so low staffed for almost a week and a half to two weeks, > the extra fast paced work just about did me in! Then Jim came home - after > I had worked that morning till close to 1:30, then ran last minute errands. > > I stayed home till going back to work on July 7th. It took days for Jim to > begin to settle down, and for me to realize the full impact of what did or > DID NOT happen in rehab. Jim was seriously like a kid who had been to a > summer camp for over a month with no rules, manners, or supervision!! I was > in retrain to human being mode for days ☹️ The isolation on residents is > horrible, and staff does what is necessary and not much else. All due to > fear of virus. Our PCP told us it is the same at all facilities around > here, and that he has long term patients that have done well for years who > - due to isolation - are hallucinating and having all kinds of health > problems > > Day after Jim got home, 6/28, HHC nurse visited, then the next day OT and > PT supervisors came. Then ST came Thursday 7/2, PT and OT came again by end > of that week, and twice a week schedules set by all. Nurse cones once a > week. Finally saw PCP Monday 7/6, got medicines fixed, and sitters worked > out. New normal with therapists in morn, plus doctor visits as come up, and > sitters in afternoon while I work started on Tue 7/7. > > As to how Jim is doing, he has good days and bad. He can dress himself, > and take care of personal hygiene fairly well, but at times sequency > prompting is still necessary. He is tired a lot, and can get upset or > scared by little things easily. I can sometimes tell he is “off” just by > his expression - a bit lost. I do not know if he will ever come all the way > back, but most people who speak to him find he is really good! When he gets > tired, or is awakened suddenly, he has issues. His PCP thinks, although a > clot started the event, that it could have been a brain clot rather than > from his heart due to the brain aneurysm he had back in Dec 2018? The coil > technique shuts down that blood supply, and there can be issues with > resupply from other areas of the brain? I am simply not sure, but do know > doc said no way to tell till he has another one?? Lord help us. > > I did leave Jim with sitters on July 4th to go be with my granddaughter in > Round Rock for her 13th birthday, and we both had a good day. While under > HHC and therapists he is not supposed to go anywhere except doctor visits > etc. I can usually leave him for around 2 hours by himself to go to work > some mornings to get in all my time, yet he got upset once because he fell > asleep and woke up alone before I got home So will leave him note when I > leave so he knows. I simply can’t afford a sitter all the time! Really > never, but for now he needs one in the afternoon. > > So, overall doing good, but hour by hour, day by day. My fatigue some days > is such that I quietly cry, and stress and fatigue has made my joint > condition raise its ugly head, plus dyshidrotic eczema on hands and wrists > from wearing gloves at work and using hand sanitizer causes another misery. > Got heavy duty medicine for that, but hard to find time to use due to > restrictions on covering it up! > > We will survive, and prevail one way or another. Just keep prayers and > positive vibes coming. After July I may not have any sitters, so do not > know how things will go. Life - and work - will go on though. > > Mimi > > Sent from my iPhone > ___ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers > ___ Texascavers mailing list |
Re: [Texascavers] James Jasek Update
Hey Mimi - Very glad to hear this news. I know you're elated that Jim is coming home tomorrow! He sounded ready to leave rehab when we spoke a couple of weeks ago. Yes, you guys remain in our continued thoughts and prayers. And hopefully, we can all be together again soon ... Best wishes to all! On Fri, Jun 26, 2020 at 12:01 AM Mimi Jasek wrote: > Hello everyone. One day has lead into another with ups and downs, > frustrations and optimism's, successes and defeats. There have also been > COVID testings passed and failed for both his facility and my work in just > the last three weeks, mine being just end of last week into this one! But, > as far as we know, he is negative per second facility testing results just > today, and my level of exposure was not considered direct enough per health > department guidelines - and even CDC guidelines - to even warrant testing. > I questioned this in every way, especially due to Jim bring discharged into > my care, but was told I could not even get a test to be sure. I also have > not had any symptoms. Jim, for various reasons, was beginning to refuse > therapy and not get better, so we were given the Medicare boot. (Although I > worry about this, I feel they had probably reached their top level of what > they could do for him, and I was beginning to worry about him staying > longer for several reasons.) > > So, Jim is coming home Saturday June 27th sometime between 1-3:30 to begin > our next adventure into his recovery. I still have no idea of his actual > condition, and will not till home for a while. Some of their plan concerns > about his safety did not resonate with me, for they do not know our > personal or home set up, or my control over certain situations. Home Health > Care is supposed to come in for initial nurse’s visit on Sunday, then PCP > take over and HHC evaluations will follow. Hopefully PCP will order > continued therapy if HHC asks for it. I only have a week off to get > everything set up once he gets home, which is a bit daunting. If necessary > I will take lost/no pay time if I can get it if I need more time to get all > in place. I will use all help available through HHC resources, but may have > to pay for outside help as I can and as needed. Just not a big network of > free helpers available. > > Although he seems great to most who have spoken to him, I can tell by > phone calls his brain has a ways to go in healing in some areas, and also > know he may never heal in certain areas. We shall see. Physically, same > thing. Hopefully being in his home environment, and getting his regular PCP > and cardiologists to check his meds and rework them, will produce better > results than some negative ones I am seeing. For now, he is still not on > much at all to prevent another stroke, and I have no idea of condition of > brain bleed. Lots to do once home. > > Please continue to pray for us and/or send healing and positive vibes. My > work is about to begin in earnest on the home front. For those who wonder, > I of course have not gotten any rest. Being separated was horrible for both > of us, managing the numerous problems of his isolation and care challenging > from long distance, working up to 30 hours a week, and dealing with COVID > both during closure and our level of reopening has been stressful for this > old caver lady. Now having seriously reduced staff due to positive cases at > our location makes things even worse. But the work goes on. > > May you all be well and safe, and begin to cave again. Take care of > yourself and those around you. > > Mimi Jasek > > Sent from my iPhone > ___ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers > ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] James Jasek update 06/04/2020
It was also great hearing from you Mike and talking to you I miss you being in this place is OK but it’s like a prison Sent from my iPhoneX On Jun 4, 2020, at 4:19 PM, Michael Harris wrote: I received a phone call today from some guy named Jim Jasek. What a surprise. He sounds good and and in fair spirits. We reminisced about cave trips we were on and other stuff. It was great to hear from Jim. Our phone call was unfortunately cut short because it was time for a therapy session. Mike Harris > On Thu, Jun 4, 2020, 12:40 PM Mimi Jasek wrote: > > New update. Jim was moved to better wing, working all therapy, eating as best > he can, dealing with ups and downs of healing from the event, and quarantine > will be lifted Saturday if he does not test positive on Friday!!? All staff > and residents being tested per law. If Jim does not get tested, he will be > quarantined for another 14 days. If he tests positive - got it in there - he > will be quarantined for another 14 days. I wanted him home for birthday and > Father’s Day weekend, but after talk with head therapist, that might or might > not happen. She feels at this point he would truly benefit from more therapy > beyond that first Medicare covered 20 days, which is 11th or 12th. As long as > our supplemental picks up, that is ok. Having to do all therapy in his room > is restrictive. He would progress much faster if they could broaden his area > of access, and his mental outlook would improve vastly if he could socialize. > Another 14 days of isolation would be awful, and truly retard his healing > progress. I worry though that if any of his care givers test positive, will > he be automatically quarantined?!! So, please send prayers and good thoughts > for him to test negative, as well as all care givers. The long term residents > would not be affected like Jim - who is supposed to come home! Since I have > not seen him since he went in on the 23rd, I honestly have no real idea of > how he is doing functionally. I get that question, but just don’t know. All I > know is from phone calls with him, nurses, and therapists (rarely). Stay well > and safe, please! This situation is just not good for anyone at this time☹️ > > Mimi Jasek > 254-495-0416 > > Sent from my iPhone > ___ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] James Jasek update 06/04/2020
Hi Mimi I am awake and I am ready to have you call me anytime On Jun 4, 2020, at 10:15 PM, Mimi Jasek wrote: Lindsey, thanks for that. Believe me there are plenty of times when I am so tired and feel just broken from Jim’s event, and work, and just keeping life going, and the tears flow freely. But he is better, and that is what matters. He is still essentially not covered to protect him from another event, and that may not change for some time due to bleed. So keep those prayers and positive thoughts coming please This community helps me keep going. Mimi Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 4, 2020, at 6:51 PM, Lindsey Adamoski > wrote: > > Hang in there Mimi! Your strength through this is amazing. Thank you for the > updates. > >> On Thu, Jun 4, 2020 at 4:19 PM Michael Harris wrote: >> I received a phone call today from some guy named Jim Jasek. What a >> surprise. He sounds good and and in fair spirits. We reminisced about cave >> trips we were on and other stuff. It was great to hear from Jim. Our phone >> call was unfortunately cut short because it was time for a therapy session. >> >> Mike Harris >> >>> On Thu, Jun 4, 2020, 12:40 PM Mimi Jasek wrote: >>> >>> New update. Jim was moved to better wing, working all therapy, eating as >>> best he can, dealing with ups and downs of healing from the event, and >>> quarantine will be lifted Saturday if he does not test positive on >>> Friday!!? All staff and residents being tested per law. If Jim does not get >>> tested, he will be quarantined for another 14 days. If he tests positive - >>> got it in there - he will be quarantined for another 14 days. I wanted him >>> home for birthday and Father’s Day weekend, but after talk with head >>> therapist, that might or might not happen. She feels at this point he would >>> truly benefit from more therapy beyond that first Medicare covered 20 days, >>> which is 11th or 12th. As long as our supplemental picks up, that is ok. >>> Having to do all therapy in his room is restrictive. He would progress much >>> faster if they could broaden his area of access, and his mental outlook >>> would improve vastly if he could socialize. Another 14 days of isolation >>> would be awful, and truly retard his healing progress. I worry though that >>> if any of his care givers test positive, will he be automatically >>> quarantined?!! So, please send prayers and good thoughts for him to test >>> negative, as well as all care givers. The long term residents would not be >>> affected like Jim - who is supposed to come home! Since I have not seen him >>> since he went in on the 23rd, I honestly have no real idea of how he is >>> doing functionally. I get that question, but just don’t know. All I know is >>> from phone calls with him, nurses, and therapists (rarely). Stay well and >>> safe, please! This situation is just not good for anyone at this time☹️ >>> >>> Mimi Jasek >>> 254-495-0416 >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> ___ >>> Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com >>> Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ >>> http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers >> ___ >> Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com >> Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ >> http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers > ___ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] James Jasek update 06/04/2020
Lindsey, thanks for that. Believe me there are plenty of times when I am so tired and feel just broken from Jim’s event, and work, and just keeping life going, and the tears flow freely. But he is better, and that is what matters. He is still essentially not covered to protect him from another event, and that may not change for some time due to bleed. So keep those prayers and positive thoughts coming please This community helps me keep going. Mimi Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 4, 2020, at 6:51 PM, Lindsey Adamoski > wrote: > > Hang in there Mimi! Your strength through this is amazing. Thank you for the > updates. > >> On Thu, Jun 4, 2020 at 4:19 PM Michael Harris wrote: >> I received a phone call today from some guy named Jim Jasek. What a >> surprise. He sounds good and and in fair spirits. We reminisced about cave >> trips we were on and other stuff. It was great to hear from Jim. Our phone >> call was unfortunately cut short because it was time for a therapy session. >> >> Mike Harris >> >>> On Thu, Jun 4, 2020, 12:40 PM Mimi Jasek wrote: >>> >>> New update. Jim was moved to better wing, working all therapy, eating as >>> best he can, dealing with ups and downs of healing from the event, and >>> quarantine will be lifted Saturday if he does not test positive on >>> Friday!!? All staff and residents being tested per law. If Jim does not get >>> tested, he will be quarantined for another 14 days. If he tests positive - >>> got it in there - he will be quarantined for another 14 days. I wanted him >>> home for birthday and Father’s Day weekend, but after talk with head >>> therapist, that might or might not happen. She feels at this point he would >>> truly benefit from more therapy beyond that first Medicare covered 20 days, >>> which is 11th or 12th. As long as our supplemental picks up, that is ok. >>> Having to do all therapy in his room is restrictive. He would progress much >>> faster if they could broaden his area of access, and his mental outlook >>> would improve vastly if he could socialize. Another 14 days of isolation >>> would be awful, and truly retard his healing progress. I worry though that >>> if any of his care givers test positive, will he be automatically >>> quarantined?!! So, please send prayers and good thoughts for him to test >>> negative, as well as all care givers. The long term residents would not be >>> affected like Jim - who is supposed to come home! Since I have not seen him >>> since he went in on the 23rd, I honestly have no real idea of how he is >>> doing functionally. I get that question, but just don’t know. All I know is >>> from phone calls with him, nurses, and therapists (rarely). Stay well and >>> safe, please! This situation is just not good for anyone at this time☹️ >>> >>> Mimi Jasek >>> 254-495-0416 >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> ___ >>> Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com >>> Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ >>> http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers >> ___ >> Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com >> Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ >> http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers > ___ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] James Jasek update 06/04/2020
Awesome Mike! Amy and I both had talks with him that had him sounding so good too! Reaching out is wonderful for him, but if he is tired or woken up for call, calls not so great ☹️ He might forget tomorrow that he talked to you too, as he did with a friend yesterday and today. But this is PROGRESS, and an expected part of the ups and downs of healing from the brain event he had. He amazes me - but then he always has ☺️❣️ Mimi Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 4, 2020, at 6:51 PM, Lindsey Adamoski > wrote: > > Hang in there Mimi! Your strength through this is amazing. Thank you for the > updates. > >> On Thu, Jun 4, 2020 at 4:19 PM Michael Harris wrote: >> I received a phone call today from some guy named Jim Jasek. What a >> surprise. He sounds good and and in fair spirits. We reminisced about cave >> trips we were on and other stuff. It was great to hear from Jim. Our phone >> call was unfortunately cut short because it was time for a therapy session. >> >> Mike Harris >> >>> On Thu, Jun 4, 2020, 12:40 PM Mimi Jasek wrote: >>> >>> New update. Jim was moved to better wing, working all therapy, eating as >>> best he can, dealing with ups and downs of healing from the event, and >>> quarantine will be lifted Saturday if he does not test positive on >>> Friday!!? All staff and residents being tested per law. If Jim does not get >>> tested, he will be quarantined for another 14 days. If he tests positive - >>> got it in there - he will be quarantined for another 14 days. I wanted him >>> home for birthday and Father’s Day weekend, but after talk with head >>> therapist, that might or might not happen. She feels at this point he would >>> truly benefit from more therapy beyond that first Medicare covered 20 days, >>> which is 11th or 12th. As long as our supplemental picks up, that is ok. >>> Having to do all therapy in his room is restrictive. He would progress much >>> faster if they could broaden his area of access, and his mental outlook >>> would improve vastly if he could socialize. Another 14 days of isolation >>> would be awful, and truly retard his healing progress. I worry though that >>> if any of his care givers test positive, will he be automatically >>> quarantined?!! So, please send prayers and good thoughts for him to test >>> negative, as well as all care givers. The long term residents would not be >>> affected like Jim - who is supposed to come home! Since I have not seen him >>> since he went in on the 23rd, I honestly have no real idea of how he is >>> doing functionally. I get that question, but just don’t know. All I know is >>> from phone calls with him, nurses, and therapists (rarely). Stay well and >>> safe, please! This situation is just not good for anyone at this time☹️ >>> >>> Mimi Jasek >>> 254-495-0416 >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> ___ >>> Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com >>> Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ >>> http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers >> ___ >> Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com >> Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ >> http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers > ___ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] James Jasek update 06/04/2020
Hang in there Mimi! Your strength through this is amazing. Thank you for the updates. On Thu, Jun 4, 2020 at 4:19 PM Michael Harris wrote: > I received a phone call today from some guy named Jim Jasek. What a > surprise. He sounds good and and in fair spirits. We reminisced about cave > trips we were on and other stuff. It was great to hear from Jim. Our phone > call was unfortunately cut short because it was time for a therapy session. > > Mike Harris > > On Thu, Jun 4, 2020, 12:40 PM Mimi Jasek wrote: > >> >> New update. Jim was moved to better wing, working all therapy, eating as >> best he can, dealing with ups and downs of healing from the event, and >> quarantine will be lifted Saturday if he does not test positive on >> Friday!!? All staff and residents being tested per law. If Jim does not get >> tested, he will be quarantined for another 14 days. If he tests positive - >> got it in there - he will be quarantined for another 14 days. I wanted him >> home for birthday and Father’s Day weekend, but after talk with head >> therapist, that might or might not happen. She feels at this point he would >> truly benefit from more therapy beyond that first Medicare covered 20 days, >> which is 11th or 12th. As long as our supplemental picks up, that is ok. >> Having to do all therapy in his room is restrictive. He would progress much >> faster if they could broaden his area of access, and his mental outlook >> would improve vastly if he could socialize. Another 14 days of isolation >> would be awful, and truly retard his healing progress. I worry though that >> if any of his care givers test positive, will he be automatically >> quarantined?!! So, please send prayers and good thoughts for him to test >> negative, as well as all care givers. The long term residents would not be >> affected like Jim - who is supposed to come home! Since I have not seen him >> since he went in on the 23rd, I honestly have no real idea of how he is >> doing functionally. I get that question, but just don’t know. All I know is >> from phone calls with him, nurses, and therapists (rarely). Stay well and >> safe, please! This situation is just not good for anyone at this time☹️ >> >> Mimi Jasek >> 254-495-0416 >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> ___ >> Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com >> Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: >> http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ >> http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers >> > ___ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers > ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] James Jasek update 06/04/2020
I received a phone call today from some guy named Jim Jasek. What a surprise. He sounds good and and in fair spirits. We reminisced about cave trips we were on and other stuff. It was great to hear from Jim. Our phone call was unfortunately cut short because it was time for a therapy session. Mike Harris On Thu, Jun 4, 2020, 12:40 PM Mimi Jasek wrote: > > New update. Jim was moved to better wing, working all therapy, eating as > best he can, dealing with ups and downs of healing from the event, and > quarantine will be lifted Saturday if he does not test positive on > Friday!!? All staff and residents being tested per law. If Jim does not get > tested, he will be quarantined for another 14 days. If he tests positive - > got it in there - he will be quarantined for another 14 days. I wanted him > home for birthday and Father’s Day weekend, but after talk with head > therapist, that might or might not happen. She feels at this point he would > truly benefit from more therapy beyond that first Medicare covered 20 days, > which is 11th or 12th. As long as our supplemental picks up, that is ok. > Having to do all therapy in his room is restrictive. He would progress much > faster if they could broaden his area of access, and his mental outlook > would improve vastly if he could socialize. Another 14 days of isolation > would be awful, and truly retard his healing progress. I worry though that > if any of his care givers test positive, will he be automatically > quarantined?!! So, please send prayers and good thoughts for him to test > negative, as well as all care givers. The long term residents would not be > affected like Jim - who is supposed to come home! Since I have not seen him > since he went in on the 23rd, I honestly have no real idea of how he is > doing functionally. I get that question, but just don’t know. All I know is > from phone calls with him, nurses, and therapists (rarely). Stay well and > safe, please! This situation is just not good for anyone at this time☹️ > > Mimi Jasek > 254-495-0416 > > Sent from my iPhone > ___ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers > ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] James Jasek Update 05/21/20
Get all the at home health care assistance and rehab you can, especially at first. Thank goodness you can get some financial help from FMLA. Your are strong and wonderful, but remember to take care of yourself since that is vital for both of you. Sending love and strength and prayers for all of you. And sending smiles, because it is good to get out of the hospital! On Thu, May 21, 2020 at 11:50 PM Mimi Jasek wrote: > > Still in hospital, but supposed to be medically released tomorrow. Was to > go to rehab, but with new COVID rules for facilities, he would have to be > quarantined in a room by himself for 14 days upon arrival. With stroke > confusion still present, and tendency to get up and walk or wander - many > times looking for me - no one would take him. He would also be locked > down without me again!! So, supposed to come home. Doctor working to get us > all rehab help he can at home, plus home health care to come in for vitals > check. Please keep us in your prayers. I was really not prepared for this, > but seems like no choice if they will not take him. Our McLennan County > cases on rise again with area opening up, so could be he is supposed to > come home. > > BTW, Jim talks, walks as best he can - sort of like a shuffle - with help, > passes all the evaluation tests by nurses every four hours. Sits in his > chair, albeit with a restraining strap to keep him from getting up! (Nurse > said tonight he had figured out how to release the strap though! Lol Those > poor caregivers! He has it on in bed too!) Eats and drinks with help - > although I bet if he liked the food he would do better! If the confusion > from the event would get better, he would be so good compared to two weeks > ago. Of course, the guy has been retired for almost ten years now, so he > could care less what day it is even before this event. Sometimes messes his > birthdate up, thinks Bush is still Pres, but knows me, our child, > grandchild etc, and so many other normal things. Like who Einstein is, and > what his big deal was. My science guy Simply very emotional and down and > feels he will never get better, not fair to me, and honestly still thinks > he will die. I think once he returns to his natural home environment that > all that will get better. Hoping anyway. I believe they will restart one of > his blood thinners upon release - Plavix to keep platelets from clumping > around Watchman device. But that is for tomorrow. > > For me, my wonderful boss, even though just part time, had HR look to see > if I would qualify for FMLA. Because Jim has to self quarantine, but needs > me to care for him, I do! Doc will prepare paperwork for me, so huge > financial help there. Will use time as needed. > > Enough! Be well, stay safe, and cave or hike as you can. Will keep you > posted. > > Mimi Jasek > mjca...@gmail.com > > Sent from my iPhone > ___ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers > ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] James Jasek update!
Mimi, Kevin and I both send our love and good vibes for Jim’s recovery! Please keep updating us on how Jim is doing! Thanks, Emily McGowan Houston From: Texascavers On Behalf Of Mimi Jasek Sent: Saturday, May 9, 2020 1:04 PM To: texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: Re: [Texascavers] James Jasek update! As I have mentioned before, what an amazingly strong, caring community we belong too! I will be printing out all your wonderful messages of care to both of us, and Maybe one day he will bind it - or have his brother do it for him! Lol He does love his bound library For quite a while, Jim, it might be best for all to send e-mails to me. There are some confusion issues from even before this event, especially with using his phone and computer. All started after they overdid his pain meds in hospital after knee replacement surgery about a year ago, and this brain event will not have helped that. I promise I will keep all and print out- and forward to him when time is right. I will send current update soon. I am eating and sleeping best I can, as way more peaceful than that first night- and even told daughter and family I could not go on hike tomorrow to conserve energy and my old knees for my job and being prepared physically for when I can get my little cave man home Priorities! So they may come up after hike and fix supper outside for me for Mother’s Day❣️ Stay safe and go caving when you can. Know your messages of care are a big part of my strength during this time. Mimi Jasek NSS 15206 FL mjca...@gmail.com <mailto:mjca...@gmail.com> 254-495-0416 Sent from my iPhone On May 9, 2020, at 11:12 AM, Evatt mailto:nmca...@centurylink.net> > wrote: Mimi, All us New Mexico cavers are rooting for Jim’s recovery as well. Let all know when we can send him email wishes. I’m sure he’s overwhelmed for now. Stay healthy yourself. Sleep and food are essential for caregivers and relatives too, especially when a person is both at the same time. Best always, for the Southwestern Region, Jim Evatt NSS 7602LF ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com <mailto:Texascavers@texascavers.com> | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] James Jasek update!
As I have mentioned before, what an amazingly strong, caring community we belong too! I will be printing out all your wonderful messages of care to both of us, and Maybe one day he will bind it - or have his brother do it for him! Lol He does love his bound library For quite a while, Jim, it might be best for all to send e-mails to me. There are some confusion issues from even before this event, especially with using his phone and computer. All started after they overdid his pain meds in hospital after knee replacement surgery about a year ago, and this brain event will not have helped that. I promise I will keep all and print out- and forward to him when time is right. I will send current update soon. I am eating and sleeping best I can, as way more peaceful than that first night- and even told daughter and family I could not go on hike tomorrow to conserve energy and my old knees for my job and being prepared physically for when I can get my little cave man home Priorities! So they may come up after hike and fix supper outside for me for Mother’s Day❣️ Stay safe and go caving when you can. Know your messages of care are a big part of my strength during this time. Mimi Jasek NSS 15206 FL mjca...@gmail.com 254-495-0416 Sent from my iPhone > On May 9, 2020, at 11:12 AM, Evatt wrote: > > Mimi, > > All us New Mexico cavers are rooting for Jim’s recovery as well. Let all know > when we can send him email wishes. I’m sure he’s overwhelmed for now. > > Stay healthy yourself. Sleep and food are essential for caregivers and > relatives too, especially when a person is both at the same time. > > Best always, > > for the Southwestern Region, > > Jim Evatt > NSS 7602LF > ___ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] James Jasek update!
Mimi, All us New Mexico cavers are rooting for Jim’s recovery as well. Let all know when we can send him email wishes. I’m sure he’s overwhelmed for now. Stay healthy yourself. Sleep and food are essential for caregivers and relatives too, especially when a person is both at the same time. Best always, for the Southwestern Region, Jim Evatt NSS 7602LF___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] James Jasek update!
Mimi, My very best wishes for Jim and you during this very difficult period. I hope to hear very good news soon. James From: Texascavers on behalf of Logan Sent: Saturday, May 9, 2020 10:25 AM To: Mimi Jasek ; texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: Re: [Texascavers] James Jasek update! Mimi, I didn't see your messages about James until I got on the computer this morning. What a roller coaster ride you and he are on! I join everyone else in sending good healing thoughts for both of you. I hope your next message will have some positive news. Please tell him that I say hello and look forward to his next call. Your friend, Logan On 5/8/2020 9:41 PM, Mimi Jasek wrote: Sorry y’all! I got this a bit before 7:00, then fell asleep for a while. Jim’s ICU nurse called with update before she left for all next week! They gave him a trial run of an hour breathing on his own, and he did so well they took the ventilator tube out!!! His throat is horribly sore, but he was talking. She called me back on her phone so he could hear me, and I sent him love and encouragement from everyone! His throat was too sore to answer me - just a little talking is all he can do - but she said he heard everything I said! Giving him potassium - forgot to ask why. She said he knew his name, that he was in the hospital, but could not remember why. One miracle at a time Keep those prayers and good thoughts coming please! Still a long way to go, and test results we do not have, but this is a huge first step! Really Now I will sleep some more before calling for one last update tonight. Thank you to all of you in our amazing community who have reached out. It means more than you will ever know to both of us. Another update hopefully tomorrow. Mimi Sent from my iPhone ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com<mailto:Texascavers@texascavers.com> | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] James Jasek update!
Mimi, I didn't see your messages about James until I got on the computer this morning. What a roller coaster ride you and he are on! I join everyone else in sending good healing thoughts for both of you. I hope your next message will have some positive news. Please tell him that I say hello and look forward to his next call. Your friend, Logan On 5/8/2020 9:41 PM, Mimi Jasek wrote: Sorry y’all! I got this a bit before 7:00, then fell asleep for a while. Jim’s ICU nurse called with update before she left for all next week! They gave him a trial run of an hour breathing on his own, and he did so well they took the ventilator tube out!!! His throat is horribly sore, but he was talking. She called me back on her phone so he could hear me, and I sent him love and encouragement from everyone! His throat was too sore to answer me - just a little talking is all he can do - but she said he heard everything I said! Giving him potassium - forgot to ask why. She said he knew his name, that he was in the hospital, but could not remember why. One miracle at a time Keep those prayers and good thoughts coming please! Still a long way to go, and test results we do not have, but this is a huge first step! Really Now I will sleep some more before calling for one last update tonight. Thank you to all of you in our amazing community who have reached out. It means more than you will ever know to both of us. Another update hopefully tomorrow. Mimi Sent from my iPhone ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] James Jasek update!
Really great development for sure! We're so glad for you all --and sending positive thoughts for Jim's full recovery. Please get some well-deserved rest, and thanks for sharing. Jay On Fri, May 8, 2020, 10:14 PM George Veni wrote: > Fabulous news Mimi! We hope to hear more in the days ahead. > > George > > > George Veni, PhD > Executive Director, National Cave and Karst Research Institute (NCKRI) > and > President, International Union of Speleology (UIS) > > NCKRI address (primary) > 400-1 Cascades Avenue > Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220 USA > Office: +575-887-5517 > Mobile: +210-863-5919 > Fax: +575-887-5523 > gv...@nckri.org > www.nckri.org > > UIS address > Titov trg 2 > Postojna, 6230 Slovenia > www.uis-speleo.org > www.iyck2021.org > > > -Original Message- > From: Texascavers On Behalf Of Mimi > Jasek > Sent: Friday, 8 May, 2020 20:42 > To: texascavers@texascavers.com > Subject: [Texascavers] James Jasek update! > > > Sorry y’all! I got this a bit before 7:00, then fell asleep for a while. > Jim’s ICU nurse called with update before she left for all next week! They > gave him a trial run of an hour breathing on his own, and he did so well > they took the ventilator tube out!!! His throat is horribly sore, but he > was talking. She called me back on her phone so he could hear me, and I > sent him love and encouragement from everyone! His throat was too sore to > answer me - just a little talking is all he can do - but she said he heard > everything I said! Giving him potassium - forgot to ask why. She said he > knew his name, that he was in the hospital, but could not remember why. One > miracle at a time Keep those prayers and good thoughts coming please! > Still a long way to go, and test results we do not have, but this is a huge > first step! Really > > Now I will sleep some more before calling for one last update tonight. > Thank you to all of you in our amazing community who have reached out. It > means more than you will ever know to both of us. Another update hopefully > tomorrow. > > Mimi > > Sent from my iPhone > ___ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers > ___ > Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com > Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ > http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers > ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
Re: [Texascavers] James Jasek update!
Fabulous news Mimi! We hope to hear more in the days ahead. George George Veni, PhD Executive Director, National Cave and Karst Research Institute (NCKRI) and President, International Union of Speleology (UIS) NCKRI address (primary) 400-1 Cascades Avenue Carlsbad, New Mexico 88220 USA Office: +575-887-5517 Mobile: +210-863-5919 Fax: +575-887-5523 gv...@nckri.org www.nckri.org UIS address Titov trg 2 Postojna, 6230 Slovenia www.uis-speleo.org www.iyck2021.org -Original Message- From: Texascavers On Behalf Of Mimi Jasek Sent: Friday, 8 May, 2020 20:42 To: texascavers@texascavers.com Subject: [Texascavers] James Jasek update! Sorry y’all! I got this a bit before 7:00, then fell asleep for a while. Jim’s ICU nurse called with update before she left for all next week! They gave him a trial run of an hour breathing on his own, and he did so well they took the ventilator tube out!!! His throat is horribly sore, but he was talking. She called me back on her phone so he could hear me, and I sent him love and encouragement from everyone! His throat was too sore to answer me - just a little talking is all he can do - but she said he heard everything I said! Giving him potassium - forgot to ask why. She said he knew his name, that he was in the hospital, but could not remember why. One miracle at a time Keep those prayers and good thoughts coming please! Still a long way to go, and test results we do not have, but this is a huge first step! Really Now I will sleep some more before calling for one last update tonight. Thank you to all of you in our amazing community who have reached out. It means more than you will ever know to both of us. Another update hopefully tomorrow. Mimi Sent from my iPhone ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers ___ Texascavers mailing list | http://texascavers.com Texascavers@texascavers.com | Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/texascavers@texascavers.com/ http://lists.texascavers.com/listinfo/texascavers
