Thank you to all of you that have offered to donate blood for Jerry in case it's needed. As he is A Positive - those that are also A Positive as well as O Positive (Universal Donors) can give blood for Jer.
We are in the process of setting this up with the Community Blood Bank so that you can go in and Direct Donate for him. It should be all set up by later this afternoon/end of day for anyone to donate after today.
Here is information on local Kansas City Community Blood Banks:
Website information: www.safealilfenow.org
Location/hours information: http://www.savealifenow.org/services/hours-locations.php
For those of you that haven't given blood before, you will have to present a photo id and they will do a small physical on you to ensure you are healthy enough to give blood. Once you pass that, they will hook you up and the process should take about one hour.
When you arrive, please let them know that you are there to be a Direct Donor. Those of you that have commented on the blog that you will donate - your names will be on the list. For those of you that haven't and want to donate, please let me know so that I can add you to the list as well. It's my understanding they will not accept unless they have your name on the list(due to "patient/family wishes and only accepting those that they know I guess). I am trying to verify all this information this morning.
Thank you for all your precious time and blood! Let's hope we won't end up needing it and that the Blood Bank can use it instead!!
Thursday, January 15, 2009
A Heartfelt Thank You
I wanted to take a moment on behalf of Jerry and the entire Cahill Clan (immediate and extended family alike) to thank everyone of you that have read and posted on the blog, stopped by, brought food, offered to watch the little ones or called to check in- your love and concern for Jerry and everyone of us is unbelievable and heartwarming and it means more than you will every know to have this outpouring of love and support during this trying time.
I have received many questions on what people can do for us: where they can send gifts, cards, etc. for Jerry. At this point, the best thing would be to send anything to Jerry's house. As he is in ICU, he is not allowed to have live plants and i don't really know how the hospital handles mail for patients - so the best bet is Jerry's house. There is generally always someone there since the babies and Lanie hang out there and cause chaos most days.
The address is:
Jerry Cahill
207 W. 81st
Kansas City, KS 64114
Thank you again and know that all of your love, blessings and friendship mean the world!
Love,
Sherri and all the Cahills
I have received many questions on what people can do for us: where they can send gifts, cards, etc. for Jerry. At this point, the best thing would be to send anything to Jerry's house. As he is in ICU, he is not allowed to have live plants and i don't really know how the hospital handles mail for patients - so the best bet is Jerry's house. There is generally always someone there since the babies and Lanie hang out there and cause chaos most days.
The address is:
Jerry Cahill
207 W. 81st
Kansas City, KS 64114
Thank you again and know that all of your love, blessings and friendship mean the world!
Love,
Sherri and all the Cahills
As Day Seven Begins
Today has dawned bright and clear in Kansas City and Jerry's room is bright and as cheerful as we can make it. The room is dotted with artwork from 3 very talented kids under 5; pictures of family cover the room and Jerry is covered by a blanket left by one of our cousins.
He is doing pretty good today. Yesterday, they did a CT scan on his head to ensure there was no bleeding going on as his pupils were a bit different in size. They were both responsive, but they were a tad concerned since they were not equal. Found out later- ALL IS GOOD. No worries there.
He is doing good on the dialysis machine. last night and today they have really started pulling a lot of the toxins, potassium and such out of his body- they are constantly changing the bags which is a beautiful thing.
His blood pressure continues to be problematic. They have him on 2 different meds to help regulate it. It's doing better, but still not as great as they would like it to be. They really are trying to get it regulated and normal so they can start pulling the fluid from his lungs and limbs.
Jerry is really quite alert thru most of this. A squeeze of his hand to say "I Love you" gets a squeeze back; a loud hello causes a turn of the head and a raise of the eye; a bad joke by a sister gets the ol' eyebrow raise and roll of the eyes (some things never change I guess). A loving touch on the feet as mom leaves the room gets his head and eyes on her to let her know he is aware.
Last night, Trent, Michael and Scott read to him and kept him company thru the midnight shift and he was even able to sit a bit more upright for a short time period.
We are still not out of the woods yet, but slight improvments here and there help. Let's see what today brings and we'll go from there.
He is doing pretty good today. Yesterday, they did a CT scan on his head to ensure there was no bleeding going on as his pupils were a bit different in size. They were both responsive, but they were a tad concerned since they were not equal. Found out later- ALL IS GOOD. No worries there.
He is doing good on the dialysis machine. last night and today they have really started pulling a lot of the toxins, potassium and such out of his body- they are constantly changing the bags which is a beautiful thing.
His blood pressure continues to be problematic. They have him on 2 different meds to help regulate it. It's doing better, but still not as great as they would like it to be. They really are trying to get it regulated and normal so they can start pulling the fluid from his lungs and limbs.
Jerry is really quite alert thru most of this. A squeeze of his hand to say "I Love you" gets a squeeze back; a loud hello causes a turn of the head and a raise of the eye; a bad joke by a sister gets the ol' eyebrow raise and roll of the eyes (some things never change I guess). A loving touch on the feet as mom leaves the room gets his head and eyes on her to let her know he is aware.
Last night, Trent, Michael and Scott read to him and kept him company thru the midnight shift and he was even able to sit a bit more upright for a short time period.
We are still not out of the woods yet, but slight improvments here and there help. Let's see what today brings and we'll go from there.
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