General Update #69

Dusty followed up with Jennifer at Aspen Park today via email about information on Joyce's follow up appointments that were to be arranged per Gritman orders.

Aspen Park will transport Joyce to her appointment with Dr. Keizur on June 24. Appointment is at 1:30 p.m. in his Pullman office. He will remove the temporary stint and follow up with Joyce about the kidney stone removal procedure. Dusty will be relayed information about appointment from Aspen Park nursing staff when available for disbursement to Joyce's family. 

Joyce is scheduled to meet with her general practitioner, Dr. Deborah Collins, at noon via teleconference. Moscow Medical (Dr. Collins' office) uses a teleconference system which does not allow for multiple parties to attend their sessions so a family representative will not be able to join the call. There will be a nurse from Aspen Park present with Joyce during the call and information from this session will be relayed to Dusty for disbursement to Joyce's family. 

Joyce's oncology appointment is still being scheduled. Jennifer is following up with Aspen Park's charge nurse to see what will be coordinated. A teleconference for that appointment may be utilized instead of transporting Joyce to Lewiston. Jennifer will follow up with Dusty with more information when available.

Dusty and Jess called Joyce this evening to check in with her. She enjoyed a breakfast of sausage, scrambled eggs and a thick pancake. This instigated a conversation about different kinds of pancakes and schemes to try making different types of pancakes when she returns home.

Dinner was pork and beans, whole kernel corn, dinner roll and macaroni salad. It was likened to a BBQ dinner. 

Joyce walked the length of the hallway of her wing twice today. Discussed progress being made on PT since her early struggles at Gritman.

Phone call ended early due to difficulties related to pain in keeping phone held up.
Joyce wishes all a goodnight.

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