This was in my email early this morning-----it's never good when the wife sends one.
Hello,
This is Don Shultz's wife, Carol, writing to all of you. I went thru his emails to find his buddies that he has corresponded with over the years.
I just wanted to let you know that it's been a rough couple of months for Don and he has been in and out of the hospital. He first got pneumonia and was in the hospital from June 13 thru the 17th. He seemed pretty good in the hospital and was looking forward to coming home.
However, once he got home he started going downhill. He was taking heavy duty antibiotics for the pneumonia and then got terrible diarrhea. I took him back to the ER that following Monday and they sent him home with meds for diarrhea and nausea. He continued to go downhill not being able to get out of bed for even an hour. No appetite etc. I knew something was just not right. That Thurs June 23rd I called 911 and he went the ER again at 6:30 pm and finally at 1:00 am they decided to admit him.
He was in the hospital ( St Anthony's in Gig Harbor) for 13 days. They discovered he had a lot of fluid in his lungs and drained 1.6 liters out of his left lung and 1.2 out of his right. His kidneys were failing, but he didn't want to go on dialysis. They started him back on a kidney medicine that he had stopped taking in April and they started doing better. He has many things wrong with him. Two years ago they discovered he has microscopic polyangitis a form of vasulitis. He has been on prednisone ever since. He used to have 50 % of his kidneys working. Don't know what it is now. He also has conjestive heart failure, not to mention the crushed nerve in his back that he has dealt with most of his life.
They got him stable enough, so he could go to a nursing home facillity last Wednesday afternoon. Then he started vomiting and had pain and nausea. He has barely eaten a thing since he was there and lost another 10 lbs in 4 days. He is down to 121 lbs now.
When I got to Manorcare today, we decided he needed to go back to the hospital so they called 911. The Dr in ER said his heart is only 25 % working and is stiff. He believes Don has pancreatitis and that's why the pain in his stomach. So long story short they admitted him and are just going to try to make him as comfortable as possible. He is on morphine.
So if you have wondered why you haven't heard from him lately, this is why. The kids and I have been with him as much as we can be. Just wanted to let you all know what's going on and to keep him in your prayers.
If I have missed anyone you can think of who might want to know, please pass the word along. Not sure he could handle visitors at this point.
Carol Shultz
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