[Dialogue] [Oe List ...] Update on Dan Tuecke

[Adam Thomson]

 From Adam & Gayle Thomson, Dover UK

Here's our two-bits, in appreciation of Dan and 
his continuing fight, and in appreciation of 
Pat's most recent narration of the story - which 
we found very moving - and very helpful.

Dan was our best man at our wedding in Kemper, 
and our prior when we in the St Louis house (at 
the time of the Watergate scandal). He was a role 
model for us during those interesting times, and 
he is a role model for us now. Please make sure 
he knows Gayle and I are thinking of him as he continues his journey.

With love, Adam & Gayle Thomson

END OF MESSAGE

At 11:48 14/02/2013, Lynda Cock wrote:
>Pat asked that I post this on the list 
>serves.  Dan continues to need our care and 
>support.  Hope he'll get to ride his new bicycle soon.  Lynda
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>From: Patricia Tuecke [mailto:ptuecke at gmail.com]
>Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2013 7:00 PM
>To: 'Lynda Cock'
>Subject: RE: Just checkin' on you
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>Dear Lynda,
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>Thanks for sending the good energy. We need it. 
>We can barely get  over one episode before 
>another occurs.  I’m way late in sending an 
>update message for you to put on the 
>Dialogue.  I don’t know if Lee has continued his 
>messages.  I deeply appreciate your messages and care. Greetings to John.   Pat
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>Please post on Dialogue/OE:
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>Dearly loved friends, family, and colleagues,
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>This message is rather detailed and lengthy. So 
>warned, you can delete it or go to your next message.
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>After Dan’s back surgery in Oct he had 6 weeks 
>of rehab physical therapy. He felt good and was 
>anxious to get back on his new bike. He was home 
>2 days and went back to ER on Dec.6 with nausea, 
>light headedness & chest pain. He was  admitted 
>with a serious infection which turned out to be 
>his gallbladder and needed to have it 
>removed.  It took six days to get his blood 
>thick so he could have surgery. During that time 
>he was on IV but no food or water. Surgery was 
>postponed 3 times until it was safe to operate. 
>The surgeon told me the gallbladder  was 
>gangrenous. Then it  took several days to get 
>the blood thin again. After 20 days in hospital 
>he made it home on Dec. 21. However, he had lost 
>all the strength he had recovered after his back surgery rehab in Oct/Nov.
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>We cancelled our long-planned Christmas visit 
>with son Eric, Tina and our two grand-daughters, 
>Katy & Grace in Portland OR. We were so 
>disappointed, then so excited when they packed 
>up all their gifts & such and drove to Reno for 
>our Christmas. We had a wonderful visit.
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>On Jan.19 Dan had severe pain on his right side; 
>went to ER and was admitted with a blood 
>clot/hematoma in the same spot of a previous 
>one. They took him off blood thinner to let the 
>hematoma heal. He had another CT scan Friday to 
>see what’s going on inside. He was discharged 
>home on Jan 23 – his mother’s 95th birthday. He 
>was to stay off blood thinner for a week or 
>so.  He walks very slowly with two canes and has 
>even driven a couple of times.
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>Then, (before I finished this letter), another 
>trip to ER on Feb. 5. This time with  hugely 
>swollen legs. He was admitted and spent 4 days 
>in hospital a blood clot in both legs. Docs 
>trying to figure out what makes his body produce 
>clots so often.  I think they didn’t find the 
>answer but put him on another blood thinner 
>medicine which makes him a bit nauseous.
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>He gets weaker after each episode from such 
>prolonged stay in bed. His goal is to get strong 
>enough to ride his new Trike (a 3 wheeled 
>recumbent bike we bought in September see 
>attachment.) This exercise will help with moving 
>his blood back up from his legs .
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>So goes the saga.. This may be the new normal. 
>So he will live between blood clots and 
>hematomas, a real rock and a hard place. Our 
>spirits are good, at least not low. We are so 
>grateful for Medicare and our ARRP supplemental 
>insurance. I shudder to think what we’d do if we didn’t have that.
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>And also the support from this community of 
>friends and colleagues. Dan was amazed at the 
>outpouring of prayers and healing thoughts that 
>come after his back surgery in October. And they 
>do help. Many of you asked for updates then. 
>With all the above going on, I haven’t done that 
>until now.  If you’re so inclined, a phone call 
>would be great.  And I take strength from all 
>the care  & concern about how I’m doing, too.
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>Pat Tuecke
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