Transport- NEW FACILITY

Keith was transported without incident yesterday to his new facility.  Keith continues to have challenges with his short term memory and his new facility and intense therapy should help!

 

Please continue to pray for Keith and his family!

 

 

 

Doctor's Appointment, June 23

Keith was transported by ambulance to see his doctor yesterday.  Everything went well at the doctor's where they removed all of the staples from his head and abdomen.  He needs to keep his head dry until later today when he'll be able to shower. He developed a rash on his head but he can't use the cream for that until later today as well.

 

Staff at his facility shared that Keith has been working very hard on his short term memory everyday and he's beginning to regain some things.  All in all he seems to continue to make progress.  On Friday, Keith will be transferred to Casa Colina (REHAB CENTER) in Pomona for more intense rehab.  Visiting hours during the week will be after 3 p.m., after 12 p.m. on Saturday’s and all day on Sunday’s.

 

Please continue to pray for Keith’s recovery.

 

 

 

Update, Friday June 19th

I got an update from Jenny today on Keith. On Wednesday, Keith attended the graduation of his nephew Kyle. Afterwards he went to his mom’s house for cake and ice cream. Keith was able to hang out with family and friends for about four hours. Keith continues therapy, is working on his short term memory and still in need of continued prayer as he recovers.

Friday Update

Keith was transported back to his facility tonight.  His CT Scan looked good and Keith is recovering nicely.

 

Thank you for your continued prayers and support for Keith and the MacLellan Family.

 

 

Post Surgery Update- Thursday June 11th

Surgery went well for Keith today.  I expected to find a disoriented and heavily medicated patient when I walked into Keith’s ICU room today.  Mom was in the waiting room and said that Keith was talking and doing well.  When I walked into his room, he immediately acknowledged me, was joking (with Maddy and Jenny by his side), and really just wanted to get up and leave.  He said he felt good but said that when he was given the “MS” (Morphine) that it felt really good.  He said he is happy that the dent in his head is gone and that he no longer has the “flat spot”.  He was looking forward to the Lakers game, told me he wanted a steak, and was in excellent spirits. 

 

Keith was scheduled to get a MRI done tonight but I have not heard back on those results.  I will update this blog as more information becomes available.

 

 

SURGERY TOMORROW

I just talked to Keith on the phone.  He recognized my voice and knew who I was.  Man is he funny!  He was cracking jokes and making comparisons to how he looked like Dolly Parton.  We talked about picking him up in the wee hours of the morning to take him to his surgery appointment.  Although confused about a few of the things we talked about, he was cheerful, talkative and ready for his transport and surgery tomorrow.

 

I will update tomorrow.

 

 

 

Tuesday- Surgery in just over 32 hours

Keith was visited by Lucian (Bowers) yesterday and looked good.  We got word today on arranging Keith’s transport to St. Mary’s on Thursday.  He is scheduled for surgery at 7:00 a.m.  Jenny has taken Thursday and Friday off so she can be with Keith as he recovers.

 

I will update this blog after Keith’s surgery and let everyone know how he is doing.  Although fairly routine and the replacement of his skull bone has been a long awaited event, Keith will experience some discomfort after the surgery.  Please pray for Keith and for quick healing after his surgery.

 

 

Thursday, June 4th

Yesterday Keith was visited by Bowers and Pacific Management (Nino and Ed N.). Keith was doing good, had just finished physical therapy and was walking in the hallway. Keith wanted to leave when both Nino and Ed went to leave and Jenny says each day he tells Jenny he wants to leave with her (I don’t blame him. Poor guy has been in the hospital for nearly 7-weeks). He was also visited by Lucian this morning. Keith is talking and making progress.

Keith is eating solid food and his g-tube was removed. He can write and read and is writing things down to assist with improving his short term memory. He will be having surgery on June 11^th at St. Mary’s to replace the piece of skull back into / onto his head. I am sure he will have a bit of discomfort (opening his belly up to retrieve the bone to replace back onto his head) for a few days following the surgery. He will likely remain at St. Mary’s for 2-3 days for recovery.

We will continue to provide updates as we receive them.

Keith transported to his new facility

GREAT NEWS!!!

 

Today we transported Keith by ambulance to Arcadia Methodist Hospital Acute Rehab Center where he will be hospitalized for the next step in his rehabilitation process.  When we arrived to pick up Keith, he was sitting in a wheelchair receiving his breathing treatment.  When he saw us he immediately acknowledged each of us by name (Me, Danny, Pedro and Jonathan).  Keith was joking and in excellent spirits.  I called Ray and Brian individually so they could both talk to Keith.  They were both excited to talk to him and overwhelmed with excitement to hear him speak, answer questions and just to listen to Keith’s enthusiasm.  While there may have been a few “doubters” who the validity of the progress on Keith as reported on this blog, family and friends have supported this blog and its accuracy.  More importantly, family and friends are truly excited to see Keith come from a severely critical condition to the amazing progress we are seeing just 6-weeks later.  Today we are all thankful for what God has done in healing Keith. 

 

Keith looks great (although he commented to Jenny after looking in the mirror about how his head looked “funky” since there is the slight indentation where the piece of skull needs to be replaced…which we joked about with him as well and he commented about needing to wear a hat), sounds great, is talkative, funny, remembers everyone from work, and it was just AWESOME to see how far he has come.  We talked about him getting out of the hospital soon so we could make a run to play some Blackjack where he responded “I am up for that”.  Keith was able to walk on his own today and does so with no assistance.  He is eating and continues to make progress.  His long term memory is great although he does get a bit confused on some of the sort term memory items.  Continued therapy and rehabilitation should help in this area.

 

We were ALL ecstatic, joyful and overcome with a variety of emotions to see or hear the amazing “positive” changes in Keith.  We are thankful for all the support and today Keith told me how thankful he is for everything.  I know the family is very thankful as well.  There has been tremendous support from family, friends, co-workers, acquaintances and even our vendors.  On behalf of the family and Keith’s extended family at Bowers Ambulance, THANK YOU for your continued support and for continuing to pray for Keith’s healing.