We have been sending out pages concerning Ron's status. Chris said I could fill in those of you who have not received the pages, so here goes…!
Yesterday (November 5th) Ron was still on the ventilator and balloon pump, but alert and talking by writing on a marker board. Around 6PM last night, he was taken off of the balloon pump, and this AM @03:00 he was extubated.
Ron continued to ask lots of questions about why he was in the hospital. He had assumed after waking yesterday that he was in the hospital for tests and had just not gone home yet. After being told that he had “coded”, he was certainly taken aback. So far, he has no memory of the day he coded, and only partial memory of the day before. We expect that, as time goes, he likely will remember more and more.
Ron did get out of bed today and walk and, if all goes well, he may even be in a regular room by this afternoon!
This surely has been quite the miracle!
