Meet My Dad!!

My dad, John Newton Ryland, III, (or Jack) is quite an amazing man. He and my mom Darlene have been married 54 years and live in Danville, Virginia. He is affectionately know as "Peepaw" to his three grandchildren Catharine, Emily and Jacob and "Pops", "Peeps" and "Daddy" to his four children: Jack IV, Dave, Suzanne and Kathleen. He is Uncle Jack to his nieces and nephews who are very near and dear to his heart. My dad has a great sense of humor and very quick-witted. He can also be a stubborn, strong-willed individual and needless to say is determined to recover quickly so he can return home. He is a Virginia Tech Hokie fan and is looking forward to football season! Since he missed his beach trip in July, my dad is also looking forward to some R & R at Emerald Isle in late September...maybe a birthday trip for both he and my mom!!

My dad is here at Duke because of Aortic Stenosis. Aortic stenosis is a narrowing of the valve. When this happens, the heart has to push harder to get blood through the smaller opening and less blood circulates through the heart and to the rest of the body. In older patients, aortic stenosis may be caused by calcium that builds up on the valve. This buildup also hardens the valve, which can hinder its ability to open and close properly.

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

ICU Continued....

Isn't it amazing how some people just cannot get the hang of how to spell or pronounce the name "Ryland"???  I have spent the last 15 minutes on the phone trying to locate my dad and since it is after hours...well.. you can only imagine the problems I am having..."No...he's not in the Pediatric ICU" (Haaa haa...77 year old pediatric patient)  "Yes, I can spell his name again..and again...and again...ohhhhhh....He's on that floor...."   Anyway..finally found the right nurse...as of right now he is still sedated, using the ventilator (yuk!) and his blood pressure is low so they are giving him meds to help with that.  The bleeding in his chest cavity is "under control at this time" and the nurses hope to try to slowly bring him out of the sedated state tonight.  Kind of glad we are here at the hotel and not there to see that...kind of tough seeing my dad like that...My mom is giving me the evil eye and indicating that my technology time needs to come to an end.  Oh Mom!!!!
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