New Needs on the Care Calendar

Hello Dear Friends and Family,

For a quick update on Mike, he continues to open his eyes sometimes and has show more voluntary motion today.  The dialysis has taken off quite a bit of extra weight and the swelling in his eyes has lessened.  They also took him off full ventilator support for a few hours today to see if he could participate more in breathing, and he did well.

We thank you so much for the support you have given us in Kansas City, and we thank Kathy Campbell and the Caring Ministries at Lee's Summit United Methodist Church for the creation and promotion of our Care Calendar.

In the hope of giving Brenda and the rest of the family more support in the hospital and the ability to leave the hospital for a few hours a day, we have added more volunteering opportunities to the calendar.

Before you sign up, please review a few important notes for our ICU visitors:

• Please note, most of these new opportunities are listed as "Solo Visits," meaning Brenda will not be there with you.  So please sign up if you are willing and able to sit with Michael alone, record any updates in a log, and write down any updates from doctors.  You don't need any medical experience :)
• The ICU has allowed us special privileges, but we cannot abuse them.  As a volunteer, we ask you to help us ensure there are only 2 visitors in the ICU at a time.  If an unexpected visitor (such as a grandparent or minister) arrives, please step out until the visitor leaves.
• Visitors are officially not allowed in the ICU from 2-4pm and 6-8pm. We have been allowed to be in the ICU during this time, but it is very difficult to enter the ICU during this time.  So please do your best to enter the ICU before these times, and to stay in the ICU during nonvisiting hours so you don't have to try to re-enter during prohibited times.  

http://www.carecalendar.org/logon/82346

CALENDAR ID : 82346

SECURITY CODE : 5377

As a quick note, Brenda's birthday is this Tuesday.  She also has a doctor's appointment that day, so it would be great if we could get the volunteer spots filled that day, so she can keep her appointment.

Thank you so much for everything you have already done for us and your continuing eagerness to do more.  You are a blessing.