Every extremity is crossed for good luck.

Yeah, and I cross dressed for good luck!

Just kidding! LOL Put your cameras away.

Jonathan

I just spoke with his wife and she said that there is no surgery scheduled until they resolve some of the other issues. He hasn't responded to touch or voice, and his oxygen levels have dropped. Lung x-rays showed some improvement over the original x-rays, though he is having the coughing problem with fluid discharge. The drop in oxygen levels could be a result of the fluid in the lungs. I don't think we should read anything into it at this time.

I just checked in with the hospital and was left holding, so I don't have a report from the nurses at this time.

I am hoping for a full and speedy recovery, my thoughts go out to his family.

Good vibes sent. So sorry to hear of this. Hope recovery is swift and good.

Still sending prayers and good vibes his way.

Zach

quote Originally posted by fierofool: I just spoke with his wife and she said that there is no surgery scheduled until they resolve some of the other issues. He hasn't responded to touch or voice, and his oxygen levels have dropped. Lung x-rays showed some improvement over the original x-rays, though he is having the coughing problem with fluid discharge. The drop in oxygen levels could be a result of the fluid in the lungs. I don't think we should read anything into it at this time. I just checked in with the hospital and was left holding, so I don't have a report from the nurses at this time.

I do remember, when my father was ill with respiratory problems, anytime fluid built up in his lungs, his oxygen levels dropped.

Again-we wish Rob a speedy and full recovery.

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Thanks for the updates Charlie and Gary.

Still in my prayers.

That's a lonely cold wWorld inside his head at the moment. I bet he can still hear though. Any way we can send audio messages, record them onto an iPod or something, and fit him up with some earphones so he can hear the messages? They MIGHT just get through to him, and let him know we all care, and are prying for his speedy recovery to full health? Might be a stupid idea from an old Crazy like me, but I know of many cases where people were in a coma, and still could hear. I dunno...maybe it IS too crazy
My prayers and good wishes, along with all the good vibes I can muster, are always winging their way across the 'Pond'..
Nick

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quote Originally posted by fierofetish: That's a lonely cold wWorld inside his head at the moment. I bet he can still hear though. Any way we can send audio messages, record them onto an iPod or something, and fit him up with some earphones so he can hear the messages? They MIGHT just get through to him, and let him know we all care, and are prying for his speedy recovery to full health? Might be a stupid idea from an old Crazy like me, but I know of many cases where people were in a coma, and still could hear. I dunno...maybe it IS too crazy My prayers and good wishes, along with all the good vibes I can muster, are always winging their way across the 'Pond'.. Nick

Nick is right about people hearing everything around them. Melanie has an aunt that was in a coma for a year. When she woke up she said she could hear everything that was going on around her.

quote Originally posted by Boostdreamer: Yeah, and I cross dressed for good luck! Just kidding! LOL Put your cameras away. Jonathan

No pictures, PLEASE.

Just hoping he is going to get better soon and sending even more good vibes his way.

Steve

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Detroit iron rules all the rest are just toys.

i pray for rob every day for a speedy recovery. please tell him i do believe everyone on the forum is concerned and love him. good karma on the way too.

....At 12:00 noon saturday let all forum members who read this pray in unison to The god/spirit/entity you beleave in,,if our beleave or faith is strong some small needed help may forthcome ,,
Let us work together in our own beleaves to save a kindred spirit
In 1992,while sitting on my Bicycle,, I was hit head on by a drunk driver doing over 50 MPH,I suffered brain damage ,traumatic injuries ,never thought I would walk correctly again,I was 50 years old..,I'll never be 100%,but I can function and hopefully he will be O.K...what Im saying is,, there is hope for a good recovery

12:00 noon saturday east coast time ,,11:00 central ,, 10:00 mountain ,,9:00 pacific time =PRAYER TIME

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Come on buddy, were all pullin' for you.

No surgery again today. He has breathing problems. They are checking for infection in his lungs. Pressure in his head is a little unstable and they are keeping him heavly sedated.

Thank you for the prayer period. I'll pass this to the GFC members who don't visit PFF.

quote Originally posted by Boondawg: Come on buddy, were all pullin' for you.

Agreed!! I say a little prayer for Robbie every night. And check in on this thread anytime its updated.

Godspeed my fellow car nut.

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rob had a CT scan this morning early and the results are in,,,,,,,he has IMPROVEMENT since last ct was done.....bp is back up to normal,,they took a culture from his lungs checking for infection but it take 48hrs to get the results..doing another complete blood work over to make sure they have'nt missed anything,,ICP is back down to normal so no swelling or pressure. so far today he has had a good day..still keeping him paralized by meds..he's not out of the woods by now means but today was better than yesterday.....today was a good day...robs a fighter so i pray it want be long until we have him awake atleast..keep praying guys the prayers are getting through. i will post more soon as i find out more..... Gary

quote Originally posted by 86blackse: today was better than yesterday...

Thanks for the updates. We will pray that every day is better than yesterday.

Larry & Sharon Jackson

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Prayers & hope each day-Rick & Jerry Morehouse

This morning they will be cleaning the wound on his left leg. They won't have the results of the culture on his lungs until late today or tomorrow, to see if the congestion and coughing is caused by an infection. The results of the CT scan on his head showed there was improvement. In what respect, I don't know, but there was improvement and that's what's important.

Gail reported that 2 donations came in, yesterday. One from down this way and one from the Honda Element Club in Ohio. I'm sure more are on the way, but those were the first of many to come.

Remember !! 12:00 Eastern standard time ,let us pray ,,if you have no real beleave,, ask for improved life ..
There is power in thought,harness this for the health of a Kindred spirit,focus your mental strength ..ask with out reward for anothers spirit..

This morning they carried Robbie to the OR to insert a trache tube and a feeding tube. They also cleaned the wound on his leg. He is back in his ICU room at this time.

6 minutes until Prayer Time.

Robbie is doing well with Trach. Vitals good, pressure on his brain staying low. CT scan shows improvement, they started antibiotics for infection in his lungs

quote Originally posted by fierofool: Gail reported that 2 donations came in, yesterday. One from down this way and one from the Honda Element Club in Ohio. I'm sure more are on the way, but those were the first of many to come.

Great news! Also, we have started a prayer chain that reaches from here to maryland and I'm sure it will continue to grow.
Faith has POWER!!

I hope everything goes well, prayers are sent him and his family and friends.

Bump for news

I just checked the ETFC forum and Gary Murray reported that Robbie had a good day. All his vital signs are good. They have scheduled him for surgery Monday morning at 10:30.

I believe it's a very good sign that he has improved enough to withstand the surgery. I think the prayer period yesterday had a lot to do with it.

So he may be in surgery right now...

The surgery was canceled again. Approaching surgery time, his blood pressure was too low and the pressure on his brain had elevated. That was the reason for postponing it.

At this time, his blood pressure is still a little low, but the pressure on his brain has decreased.

Since I get 2 to 4 updates a day, there usually isn't a lot of change, so I will hold off on any updates until I have something substantial to report.

Thanks for the updates. I'm rather new here and dont know the guy at all, but I've been following this daily.

Even a "things havent changed" update is better than hearing nothing at all.

I appreciate it.

quote Originally posted by Steven_Kreg: Even a "things havent changed" update is better than hearing nothing at all. I appreciate it.

I agree, we want to hear something even if its no change. we've been prayin for Rob and his wife everyday. Rob is a great guy and he really needs our support.

Daniel and Amanda

robs vitals are back down and in good shape this evening,,his bp was back up and the icp is down so thats good. his liver inzymes are down but could be due to the infection meds for the lung infection. alot of the swelling in his face has went down also. i try and remember to ask his nurse any questions while she is in the room but i forget to ask somethings but she says he is done fine as could be expected. i'll post more on his improvements tommorrow night when i get home.......Gary

Thanks for the updates guys- we're still praying.

Robbie is still stable. There was no surgery due to the liver results. They're doing some tests in that area. Otherwise he's holding steady.

That's good to hear that he is stable. Thanks for the updates. As always Rob is in our prayers

just got home from seeing rob,,all vitals were good,they removed to drainage tube under his skull cause it wasnt draining enough to be needed..they took him off the med. that kept him paralized but the nurse said she will be with him all night to see how he reacts. she said he had some mouth movement when she suctioned him tonight. still has some lung problems but they are testing to see what it could be,,the orthopedic doctors called and said they wanted to try the surgery again tommorrow on his leg if he did good tonight..i talked to him alot but still no responce,the nurse said he had only been off the med for 2 or 3 hours so give it some time and see,,maybe gail can talk to him in the morning and get a responce out of him..id be so happy if that happened. im sure im forgeting something but i'll be back up there tommorrow evening to check on him..he has the best nurse's up there they really inform you of his condition since their shift started, we also talked about how much the swelling has went down so thats wonderful....i'll post more tommorrow when i get back from seeing him...

Excellent!

Thanks Gary.

Sending another prayer tonight for our friend Robbie.

Come on, buddy.
Time to kick it up a notch.

Thats great news. Let us know how he does when he starts to come to. He will be in much pain but not as much as it could have been. Things are starting to look up. (I think because we are all looking up)

Thanks for the update. Sounds like Rob has been strong enough to hold on while the swelling decreased. We're praying they will be able to do the surgery soon, and help him heal.