Offline for a few days (or more) Options

[Sikret]

Hi all,

My father-in-law is in a very bad health situation. He is now in a hospital far from my hometown and I'm going to set out for the place in a couple of hours. I won't have access to the Internet for a few days. Depending on his health conditions my absence may last longer or shorter.

This post has been edited by Sikret: Feb 14 2008, 08:49 AM

[Sikret]

Thank you very much for your kind words and sentiments, everyone!

His situation was initially very hopeless. However, he fortunately survived the critical initial conditions. He can now open his eyes and can hear and partially understand what people say, but still can't speak and can't recognize some people (ex: his own wife). Half of his body is currently paralyzed and the second half is too weak, but doctors beleive that he will gradually recover at least part of his control over his body and mind. One of his two lungs doesn't work at all and the other one works with problems; so he needs to constantly use extra oxygen. A pace maker is added to his heart as well. Two clots of blood have also remained as potential dangers in his brain. It's not possible to predict whether those clots will move and what the consequences will be if they move and change location.

I spent about 3 full days with him. Fortunately, he recognized me and smiled.

There was little I could do by staying there; so, I returned for now.