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Matt Parkhouse in Hospital 3 Years, 10 Months ago
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I found this on the 'MOA Forum and wanted to pass it along....
Tim C.
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This was recently posted to the Airheads email list, regarding Matt Parkhouse; a frequent ON contributor with his "Keep 'em Flying" column. Thought members here would like to know. This is all the information I have.
Last week Susanna took Matt to the emergency room, and he was admitted for an emergency gall bladder surgery. There were complications and he has had 2 other procedures since that time and was moved into ICU on Saturday afternoon following the third procedure.
Very early Monday morning the staff in ICU notified Susanna to come to the hospital. Matt was put on a ventilator and has pneumonia and an infection. Yesterday the ICU staff determined that Matt needed to be paralyzed to ease his ability to breath. The pneumonia has improved and his color is better, but he is in guarded condition and uncommunicative.
Please keep Matt & Susanna in your prayers. Cards can be sent to the house:
1129 West Pikes Peak Ave.
Colorado Springs, CO 80904
Wish I didn't need to share this news with you.
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Deb Lower
BMW MOA Ambassador
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Re:Matt Parkhouse in Hospital 3 Years, 10 Months ago
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Thanks Tim for passing that along. Hoping for a complete recovery.
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Update: Matt Parkhouse in Hospital 3 Years, 10 Months ago
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On the 'MOA Forum Thursday:
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I spoke to Susanna yesterday (Wednesday), late afternoon. She said that the doctors are starting to slowly bring him out of the drug-induced coma.
He is starting to breathe on his own but remains intubated & the vent is still assisting his respirations.
SO - he is starting to come around slowly.
Cards can be mailed to:
1129 W. Pikes Peak Ave.
Colorado Springs, CO 80904
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Sue Rihn-Manke #43753
Ambassador - BEEMER HILL - Palmyra, WI
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Re:Update: Matt Parkhouse in Hospital 3 Years, 9 Months ago
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Here's another Matt update
As of Saturday, April 26, from the 'MOA forum:
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From Susanna
Matthew is out of ICU as of yesterday. He's on a med-surg floor waiting to get stronger so that he can be moved to the rehab floor for a lot of physical therapy. He has lost almost 40 pounds and has no strength. Getting a glass of water to his lips is a big effort. They started letting him have liquids yesterday and since he managed to swallow a bit of graham cracker today they are considering letting him have some mushy stuff. He's exhausted but free of pneumonia, kidney and pancreas complications, blood clots, the poison that was killing him, etc. All he wants to do is go home but it will be awhile before that happens. I am just thankful to have him alive and talking to me, even if he does depart into space since he's on some rather heavy duty pain meds. Yesterday morning he told me in all seriousness that there were a chicken and rooster walking around the floor. He also talks about running to the grocery store to pick up some more orange juice.................if he tried to stand up he'd fall to the floor immediately. They had to shave his mustache off because he was getting a serious infection so I'm dealing with Matthew sans mustache, which is definitely a new look. Any way he looks is fine with me, though.
Thanks,
Susanna
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Ambassador - BEEMER HILL - Palmyra, WI
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