A good day at Bethesda 03/29/2011

Today was a good day for Jason. The problems he was having yesterday are all past him now, and they moved him up from the 3rd floor back to the 5th floor, and he was pretty happy about it. His mood is good and he was able to relax a bit more, for the first time, and catch up a bit on his sleep. He still isn't able to read, though he enjoyed the gamers magazine that his brother Sean gave him. He can scan through the pictures to figure out at least part of what is going on. His vision is a bit blurred still, and I think it is a result of the medication he is being given. He can see well enough, though, to watch Robin Hood (Russell Crowe) as he had not seen that movie yet. Other than that, it was pretty much just a day of relaxing and working with the doctors.

He has another surgery tomorrow, early in the morning, where they will give him another general anesthetic, clean out some the wounds and make some assessments of what to do next. I don't want to sound so routine, as these surgeries take anywhere from four to six hours, and each time they take just a little more of the parts that need to be removed. The hope is that each time now will be the last time they have to remove tissue, and then they can do more closing, so keep those prayers coming. I told Jason that he has a bunch of followers now, and a bunch more who read the blog on a regular basis. It made him smile...

I'll keep updating this blog, as long as Jason is happy with me doing this. It helps to keep his spirits up and helps me to feel like I'm doing something. Thank you, for your prayers and support. For those of you who have requested his address, I'll put it here again:

George M. Ross, Jr (You can also put Sgt Jason Ross here and it will be delivered)
General Delivery
8901 Wisconsin Avenue
Bethesda, MD 20889-5600

Comments

  1. UnknownMarch 29, 2011 at 9:10 PM

    When I read that Jason has to have ANOTHER surgery I feel a pain in my stomach. It makes me so sad that he and all of the other wounded warriors have to go through this.

    God bless him and we will keep him in our prayers on a daily basis.

    Thank you so much for sharing his story with us George.

    I am so motivated to write my representative, senators, and president - THESE WARS MUST STOP NOW.

    Gods speed.

    ReplyDelete
  2. rice_kristy_treatsMarch 30, 2011 at 4:00 PM

    You are all in my thoughts and prayers.
    George, I was wondering if there is anything that you and Linda might want, need or find comforting in this extremely difficult time? Please let me know if there is anything I can do for you and your family.

    ReplyDelete
  3. SherryMarch 30, 2011 at 6:38 PM

    Good to know Jason is staying positive and strong. I am in awe of that. We all continue our prayers for Jason and the whole family too, every day. I can see that our Lord is listening and responding every time I read that Jason continues to improve.

    ReplyDelete
  4. CritterApril 2, 2011 at 7:38 AM

    I can not wait to read that Jason will no longer need more surgery! There is so much more that people don't realize with war injuries. God bless Jason!! He is everyone's son who reads this blog. Thank you for sharing this journey with us. God is definitely hearing ALL of our prayers. And... what are your and Linda's needs, I would sure like to help!

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

January 2017

January 2017
Jason gets a visit from Gen. Jon Monett

January 2017

January 2017
With Gary at the GSF Office

Popular posts from this blog

April 29, 2018

Image
I know I haven't been keeping up with the blog and posting as often as I said I would, but I guess that's what happens when the days really do start to seem more normal, and don't feel like there is much to update about. Then when there is something exciting going on, by the time I can get to the blog I'm pretty well worn out for the day and then I'm slow to get to it afterward. Well, I will continue to provide updates, as I can and we'll just have to see where it takes us. Jason's sled hockey season is over and he had a great time with it. He was not able to go to the final tournament, in Chicago, due to travel challenges. First challenge was simply getting there - there really isn't any way to get there, that doesn't simply totally wear him out, and then he needs the next day to recover. We think we may have figured out a way around this, though it actually means more travel time, rather than recovery time. We have found a van that can provide a
Read more
Again, I have no reasonable excuse other than to say I got side tracked. On the last post I mentioned that Jason had gotten injured, while playing in the hockey tournament. Well, as it turned out it was a more serious injury than either of us had suspected. The outcome was that he lost some soft tissue and a section of his pelvic bone was exposed (about the size of a quarter) and he is now required to have a wound-vac so that it can heal properly. This means that he has to spend most of his time in bed and can only be up in his chair for no more than 20 minutes at a time, and that followed by hours of rest time. The rest time is for the injury, and not necessarily for Jason, as he isn't tired. As you can imagine, he gets very board with this "life style" and wants to get up and go do something. We've been going in to wound-care frequently, once or twice each week, and they keep telling us, "...we'll take a look at it next week, to see what happens next.&quo
Read more

Happy St. Patty's Day!

To day was a good day for Jason, as they removed the breathing tube from his mouth and throat, and his medications and pain meds were lowered. All this lead to him being able to begin talking to us, and have visitors, other than from family. On top of that, Bridgette came with the girls today (she went a short time ago to go pick them up), so he'll be able to see and speak with them as well. Of course tomorrow is Friday, and he is scheduled for another surgery (I'll talk more about that later) so we will need to go visit with him early in the morning, and then later tomorrow we will be able to visit with him again. He was visited by a bunch of different doctors with all of them asking him the same basic questions of, "How are you feeling? Where do you have pain? Can you tell me where you are?" etc., etc. Then came the psychiatrist, who wanted to be sure of his mental abilities and neurological issues. He began with those same questions then asked, "Do you know wh
Read more