She’s Back
In the Hospital

Today we have learned that June’s Kidney function was down to 8%. With that information June was admitted to Piedmont Fayette Community Hospital http://www.piedmont.org/fayettehospital/just outside of Peachtree City, GA. Dr. Kaun needed just a few minutes to conclude that June required hospitalization. June’s creatinine level increased in a 24 hour period from 5 to 6.7. The normal creatinine level for a 140 lb. elderly woman is .7 to 1.5 max. During this phase of antibiotic treatment the doctors have required blood draws every three days. By closely monitoring her blood over the course of this past week they had the advantage of stopping the antibiotic and thus reducing further damage. This condition has led to excessive fluid build up in mother’s lower extremities. There may be a need for dialysis initially to clean mom’s blood. The hospital has already started compiling the various doctors who will assess mother’s kidneys, wounds and antibiotic treatment. The good news is there’s a high probability the kidney failure is reversible.

Despite this setback June and Ernie are taking this situation head on and have once again shown great courage and strength. It’s not to say they were not a little upset, just that they were disappointed that June’s forward progress has been stunted once again.