[Bordermarch] Merry Christmas 2010 and Happy New Year 2011

[WESLEY SIMPSON]

Greetings Tessa,
I am pleased to hear all the good news that you and  Simon have, and wish you 
both much much more. I live with a saturation of 95% on room air and the home 
health groups won't do home o2 unless your room air sat. is less than 92% so I 
guessed Simon's sat.must have been lower. Is he on 2 or 3 liters ? If you need 
to figure out how much the fraction of oxygen he is on, the best way is to 
remember that 1 liter = 24% fio2, 2 liters =28%, 3 liters = 32%, 4 liters is 
36%, 5 liters is 40% and 6 liters is 44% but after 6 liters the nasal cannula is 
inaccurate as more o2 blows out of the nose as goes in, so you have to go to a 
mask after 6 liters. Hope this helps! By the way, if there is anything you need 
to ask in the way of respiratory care or medical that I can help you out with , 
I would be glad to. As to your hobbling around, I hope this will improve faster 
than the Dr's. plans .  I hope you both will have a happy New Year and hope to 
see you at 12th night.
>From The Northern Lands of Bordermarch.
WES






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From: tessa <tessa at gt.rr.com>
To: BARONY BORDERMARCH <bordermarch at lists.ansteorra.org>
Sent: Sun, December 26, 2010 8:38:31 PM
Subject: [Bordermarch] Merry Christmas 2010 and Happy New Year 2011

Good greetings,
Merry Christmas 2010 and Happy New Year 2011

Hope each one of you is enjoying your family and good general health!

I am thanking God for good news:
We are all nestled in at home, cozy, resting and relaxing; healing and 
improving;
At this time we are not much "going" anywhere (unless to dr appts in daytime), 
so if you are out/about and would like to drop over for a FEW MINUTES, please 
give us a call, 


to the house or to Zane's cell  
(my cell is drained and i have not found the recharger yet....  hobble  hobble, 
hobble),
and we'll see what timing can work out.
Emails or facebook are good communications also.

Thank you to those who have nursed us and attended ys in the hospital and after 
we were getting adjusted at home before Christmas.
Thank you all for your care and attentions to his needs and my needs, for your 
prayers, for your help as secret Santa helpers to have made a wonderful
Christmas tree gift exchange for us with our relatives; 
mostly for being there to support Zane who has shouldered the major portion of 
taking superior care of both of his infirm parents.  


Good news on Simonn's oxygen saturation:  
the other day, he hit 97, where 88 had been too low in the hospital... (my oxy 
sat was at only 96 that same day)
he is still wearing the pure oxygen nose hose 24/7 for we do not know how 
long...
his little blue lung air blower where is goal is 2500 and he had hovered days 
near 1600 -1700: 

the other day he peaked at 2400, blasting that little scale in surprise!   
Yay...
He had lost a few pounds as well, but has gained back 3 of those.  :)
Tires easily, still, and does not like necessarily long-winded conversations 
where he is the talker.

I am able to hobble about in the house or yard, but i may not drive; 
am "up"  (in walker boot) for longer periods of time now than what used to be 15 
minutes per 3 hrs.
Still elevated on pillows when horizontal, and still periodic ice on my surgery 
site, but oh, so much better.

Please contact us if you are out in the area, and if he's awake, we'll let you 
know if to please drop over for just a bit to visit him;
or longer, to visit me   :)   :)

Love and Misses,
Tessa
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