Ernie Update #1 (Tuesday March 27)

March 28th, 2007
Went to PGH today with my grandparents and my aunt (Tatay’s sister). We were able to spend some time visiting Tatay in ICU. They limit visitors to ICU patients, so we had to go in one at a time, for a maximum of 15 minutes per visit. We’re making it a point not to stay longer than around 10 minutes, and we make sure each visit is 30 minutes apart so Tatay can rest. (Masyadong natutuwa si Doc pag madaming bisita na sabay sabay o sunod sunod. Hwehehe. Imagine that, we have to safeguard Tatay from excessive amounts of joy because his BP goes up every time he gets excited.)Tatay is getting better.

When I saw him last Sunday, his eyes were wide open and slightly protruding. It looked like he was glaring at everybody even though he wasn’t. I found out later that this was because the bloodclot was causing pressure on his brain. Nanay sent me a text on Monday, saying that the pressure was greatly reduced, and his eyes went back to normal. When I saw him this afternoon, gwapong-gwapo na ulit si Doc. May eyebags nga lang.

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Re: My Dad

March 26th, 2007

Hi everybody. Posted this on my blogs. Just so you know. Keep us in your prayers.

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Tatay suffered a stroke last Saturday and we’ve been busy talking to people and making arrangements for his recovery. The past few days have been pretty crazy.

Very briefly:

He went to his office at the UPLB Graduate School early this Saturday to do some overtime. He was alone at his office when he suffered a stroke. He had the presence of mind to make it across the room and knock on the door repeatedly until a couple of students at IH heard him and came to his aid. They called the University Police Force.

The police responded immediately and rushed him to the infirmary. That was when someone called my mom to tell her what had happened. They brought him to Healthserv to get some tests and a CT scan. By that time news of his stroke was already spreading rapidly. People started going to the infirmary to wait for the Tatay’s ambulance to return. Some of our churchmates started organizing volunteers to pray for him every hour of the day. Read the rest of this entry »

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