Tuesday, June 2nd, 2026: Sheri & Ian take my car to Discount Tire and I get 2 new tires, breathing exercises, fever of 102, today's visitors, Pat Tedder on life support,

 

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Temple #94

Sheri and Ian took my car to Discount Tire this morning. I definitely need a new tire. They guy said it's best to buy two tires so the tread matches, so I bought two.  Because we had a warranty I got two new tires for $194.00 instead of $350.00. Thank you Sheri & Ian for doing this for me. Sheri also brought me lunch from Yogi's, teriyaki chicken with veggies.

James's nurse today is Andrea. The first thing I heard this morning from her was: "I don't like the looks of your chest x-rays." After she said this she and another nurse were rolling James around in bed while he grimaced in pain. Andrea is a good nurse but she is a little abrupt. 

Dr. Watt, the trauma doctor, his hear with his team. James's oxygen needs are around 70 and he is a little concerned and said they should be lower. James needs to take more deep breaths.  Andrea said 1-2 deep breaths every 6-7 minutes with the breathing apparatus. I told her I could help with that so at 1:30 he did the first 1-2 breaths. He started out around 750 but soon was consistently getting up to 1000. I think he became annoyed with me. He gets agitated, trying to get out of bed, he wants to stand with the walker and he keeps playing with the bed controls. 

One of the doctors told me that the epidural works with gravity and James needs to keep his head down and still for it to work. The problem is his head needs to be up for breathing exercises so we have to wait to do them.

Around 7 Andrea leaves for home and Abby is here. James has a fever of 102. 

Today's visitors: Sheri, Stacy, Paul, Alex, Jared Ammon, and the Rosens. 

I talked to my friend Janna Grombach today about her mom, Pat Tedder. This is what she said: "My mom's surgery didn't go well. She aspirated during the surgery and it went into her lungs, so it's not good. They put her on a ventilator and we are going to have to make a decision within the next 24-48 hours. I am sorry to tell you that." 

I am pretty heartbroken because Pat is such a dear friend and so is Janna. I feel so sad for the Tedder family because it sounds like they are going to lose their mother. I told Kathy Crane, Maxine Thompson, and talk about it with Kerri Halcomb. 

James is a little grumpy tonight when I tell him that I am leaving and Abby says she is going to give him a bath. I ask if he wants me to give him his bath. He says rudely, "No, you need your rest!" That's when I left. Abby told me the next day he said this to her: "Why don't I go with my wife, take a shower and come back in the morning for surgery." Wishful thinking on his part. I feel bad for leaving but I think we both need some space and they really don't want me to spend the night at the hospital.

I went to Kim's after I left the hospital to drown my sorrows with a piece of her delicious carrot cake. It was soooo good. 

Today Sheri got me a case of shakes at Costco. 

Here are people who contacted me today about James: 

Susan and Pierce Goodman, Chuck, Tina Allen, Dennis - who is in Tennessee with Denise for Denise's mom Peg's 90th birthday party, Sandra Wilhelm, Lynn Wallace, Laura, Brian, Rosie Lauritzen, and Cheryl Sedig. Kacey said she was saying a prayer every 30 minutes and that she learned that from me.