Posted by
AmeriDan on Friday, October 19, 2007 2:23:36 PM
Carl is still in the ICU.
He has dialysis treatments daily. When this procedure was first used on him, it was in the hope that it would "restart" his kidneys and liver. That has not happened, and does not appear to be something to hope for.
Nothing is for sure, but it seems likely that Carl will be on some sort of dialysis for the rest of his life.
His breathing is being done by a ventilator. Efforts to take him off of the ventilator have not been successful. A tracheotomy would help, but due to blood pressure and blood loss issues, this procedure cannot be preformed at this time.
Members of Carl's family, and Tammie's, are in town once again.
His condition by medical term is "critical". I would describe it as "dire".
Carl is not doing well.