Sunday, February 14, 2010

Day 5: Enjoying the Daytona 500!




As you can see by the photo, Irving is very focused on watching the wall-mounted tv. Even with all the delays in today's race, he is very happy to be able to watch it. It's even a plus to still be in the ICU, since the tv screen there is considerably larger than in the regular rooms.

His surgeon came by earlier and is ready to transfer him out of ICU, as soon as there is an empty room. Unless that happens today, it's the calmest and quietest day since he arrived. We will take a couple of walks later, and he's expecting a visit by JP and Cora in the early evening.
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RJ/Bob/Irv is a 61-year-old beloved husband, father, uncle, brother, motor racing fanatic, and Livermore resident who received a heart and kidney transplant in February of 2010. Bob's recent years have been defined by his health, which forced him into early retirement. Unfortunately, many of his days were spent in a dialysis center or at various medical appointments, primarily due to his living with diabetes for over 40 years. Numerous were panic visits to various Emergency Rooms all over California for treatment of chest pain. But now no more dialysis and no more late-night dashes to UCSF! The main focus of Bob's family, friends, and doctors has been a prompt transplant, so that he can get back to traveling with his Sweetie, driving fast cars, enjoying great music and laughing with his friends. This blog will function as a way to communicate with all interested parties and to keep everyone informed. And hopefully it can serve a great purpose also, in making people more aware of the importance of organ donation and how each life saved has a positive effect on dozens of related friends and relatives.