Details from Sunday

Sunday, June 1

On Sunday morning, Linda, Lee, Judy and Carl came to relieve Karen. Karen went to the home of a friend who lives 4 miles from the hospital to try to get some sleep. It was a quiet day, as Doreen was sedated with pain medication and others to regulate her heart rate and blood pressure. The neurosurgeon (the one on duty on the weekend—the son of the surgeon who did the original surgery) asked for another CT scan and that Doreen should have a drain inserted, which would require another simple surgical procedure that could be completed in her room. Linda and Lee headed for Elgin around 11:15 am, because Lee had to go to work on Monday. Carl, Judy and Karen waited all day hear when (and whether) that surgery would take place. At the end of the day, it was decided that one family member (it was Judy’s turn) would stay close to the hospital at the home of a friend in case someone was needed. When Judy called the hospital at 11:15 that night, the procedure had still not been completed.