Adam

I know I haven't posted our whereabouts in a while and I am working on that, but something more pressing has come up that warrants an immediate post. To catch you up quickly, since Texas we stopped in NM and high-tailed it to San Diego to meet up with my family for a short vacation. We then moved the RV up to LA area to visit with friends but there was one more college friend of Adam's named Meral left to see in San Diego so we just made plans to drive back down here on Saturday to have dinner.

That afternoon while at her house Adam had severe abdominal pain that led to an urgent hospital visit. He hadn't visited one since Carlsbad, NM so I think he missed it. To make things exciting he wanted to take an ambulance this time. All kidding aside he had emergent abdominal surgery on Sunday afternoon to attempt to resolve the increasing belly pain. It looks like the surgery was a success and he is improving every day though he still remains in the ICU for now.

We are very grateful for many factors in this situation. First and foremost Adam looks 1000 times better and is back to his normal self challenging the doctors and nurses. He had an awesome trauma surgeon. Thank goodness this happened in a populated area instead of in the middle of he desert. Thank goodness Adam had made such an amazing friend in college who even after a 15 year communication hiatus she is still as caring about him and had the compassion and graciousness to house me and keep me company during the most trying hours. Fortunately she is an Internist and could act as my doctor liaison when Adam or one of my family would normally have plays this role. Thank goodness I had Sequoia with us instead of leaving him 2 hours away back in the RV in LA. Thank goodness Meral's family loved him enough to care for him while I stayed at the hospital and until I could retrieve the RV. Thank goodness my family was available by phone for moral support and medical advice.

Adam's parents were able to get out here Monday night and helped me retrieve the RV and move it closer to the hospital. Hopefully having my house and dog back will give me a sense of normalcy and keep me from getting sick myself. We expect him to stay in the hospital a week or more. We expect to be in the San Diego area 1-2 months. Adam can be reached here on this blog or at the hospital: Scripps La Jolla. 9888 Genesee Ave, La Jolla, CA 92037. Please dont send flowers