Hakopa Rogue Gallery!

There is nothing like mokopuna to lift the spirit and to know that you will live on forever in them!!

Naaku noa

Hauiti

Moko-spooners kei roto i te whare!

Na te mokopuna ka tipu ai te mauri o tena, o tena, o tena

I thought you might enjoy the latests photos of the mokopuna!!

This is Asher London - Chloe & Aaron

This one is Heaven - Ranui & Josh:

This one belongs to Candace & Hayden: Ly'rix te manawa Jaekib

Mauri ora

Hauiti

Te aupaki o te ra!!

Mauri ora koutou katoa
Ko te tumanako, kei te ora koutou

We had an interesting day yesterday (Saturday).

Cousin Jon Matthews and Marilyn came up from Napier for a visit and brought a huge bag of apples and mandarins. We decided that we would make an apple crumble pie which has just arrived at the Hospital as i write!! Did i mention that Aurora sent a bunch of flowers?? Nice

Cousin Jon still looks like a machine and has taken to waka ama
Cousin Boy rang as well - it was good to catch up with him - busy boy that one

So, what about Dad?
Lets see: Nurse Bindu took care of him up until her shift finished at around 3pm - then another couple of nurses took over including Tony - you remember him? He hasn't been around dad for about 5 days and so he shared with me his thoughts. He told me that he hasn't seen any significant changes in dad's condition since the last time he was here - that does not mean that he has gotten worse at all - he just thinks that dad has not progressed - hmmm

Anyway, there was a moment when Bindu (the nurse) was trying to give dad the suction (he was struggling with his breathing) and dad would not help her - he bit on the tube, he closed his mouth tight and refused to help her - so, i had to hold his hands as she 'put' the tube into his mouth and down his throat - yeah i know, real painful - and it showed on dad's face - he went all red!!

that over, he settled right down

FAST forward to today - Sunday 10
I went in and everything had changed
He had just finished dialysis
all the machines had changed
and he is on noradrenaline
they told me that there were some 'bugs' in the gunk they sucked out yesterday so all the tubes and machines were changed
But when i left him at 12:30pm odd, he was sleeping peacefully

chloe, Hollei and Raniera are up there and Hineauri has just pulled in with a huge apple crumble pie! So I am off for a kai!!

By the way - we had pork bones last night for tea - courtesy of Ebony and Hineauri!

The kids have gone to church with their kuia who resides in Templeview

Hei kona for now
Hauiti
ps: you see that little button below that says comment - thats the one - press it and leave a korero - love to hear from you all!!

Tera te haeata i takina mai i te ripa!!

Ra te haeata takina mai i te ripa te tara ki Tauhara

ko taku hoa pea tenei ka hoki mai ra

aue kau atu ana au i te ao

ka riro i a koe ra

te taonga e!!

Tena koutou e te whanau
Time for an update
We have had some great nurses taking care of Dad - two that come to mind over the last couple days is Ginny & Bindu - Dad seems to respond to them!

Yesterday Ginny showed me how to read the charts and machines that track Dad's progress

- Oxygen intake from the ventilator: 55%
- Blood pressure: as expected, nothing out of the ordinary
- Heart rate 110 - 118 bps
- Dialysis: about an hour - just over a litre per day of urine
- Brain: responding well to questions
- Movement: he is strong - moves both arms and crosses his legs often
- mokopuna: keeping him alive- They are just a breath of fresh air ! ! !

Tapeka rang yesterday - he is coming home around the middle of next week. I have meet his daughter Ebony and both mokopuna. In fact Ebony brought us a huge breakfast of eggs, sausages, steak, onions, bread and eggs this morning!!

Rawea, Misty and moko popped in for a visit today as did Tama, Candace, Hayden and moko

Hineauri turned up bedside. We managed to have great catchup korero - i learnt so much about Hineauri.

Little bit and her daughter popped in around lunch time - i did not recognise her as it has been around 30 years since i have seen her!

Maria Fox (Box) Dad's niece called in as well!

I sent the kids out with their cousin Ebony for a much needed break - they had a hikoi around hamilton for around 5 hours!!

As i write this, phillipa and her daughter will have headed home; Rawea and Misty have gone, and Tama and his clan will go home as well.

Matauria, Raniera and Chloe went home last night

But, Koro is doing quite well - the nurses have a great attitude towards Dad's care - and he is doing much better.

On a more sombre note: Taihoa Lloyd (Sarah Grey's daughter) is not well, not at all. The family are quite devastated as can be expected

Heoi ano, e aku rangatira, koutou o te hau kainga - Tongariro maunga!!

Hei kona
Hauiti

Tumarere ki runga! ! !

E aku teina tuakana huri noa I te motu whanui,

tua atu ki tawahi

Tena no koutou katoa

This is a summary of Dad’s condition and progress in the ICU
Presented by Dr Nina Civil, last night (Wednesday)

Background
Dad was admitted to the ICU on 29 July 2008 following heart bypass surgery.
He had surgery because of a heart attack in July 2007 which was followed by regular angina pain, and investigations showed that he had sever disease of the blood vessels to the heart

He some bleeding during the operation and also had to go back to the operating theatre because of bleeding from the sternal bone in the chest. This is not unusual.
He has been slow to recover from the operation and many parts of his body have been affected.

Brain
He is awake and able to communicate with us. He cant talk because of the breathing tube. He responds to medical staff and moves his arms and legs when asked to. He seems bright and happy today - I think it is because he is surrounded by his mokopuna (Wednesday 6th).

Lungs
Dad needs assistance to breathe and is hooked up to a breathing tube and ventilator machine - he also needs extra oxygen. Oxygen is required because of the fluid on the lung (pulmonary oedema), because his heart is not beating as strong as it might.

There are three (3), which help drain the build up of fluid:

1. Medication – Frusimide
2. Suction using the ventilator
3. Dialysis – to help the kidneys to its job

According to reports, Dad is choosing when to breathe – the machine ‘puffs’ and extra bit of oxygen into his lungs when he breathes in and out. Dr Civil suggested that if Dad needs the ventilator for much longer he may be better off with a tracheostomy tube attached to his neck.

Heart
Dad’s heart is not beating as strongly or as rhythmically as it should. This is partly and old problem, with some recently complications. This is also the cause of his lung problems. He is receiving some medication to help the heart mend itself – now medical staff is waiting to see if the heart will mend itself.

His blood pressure is good and he does not required medication to keep the blood pressure up

Kidneys
His kidneys are making some urine but is not working as well as it could. Dialysis machine is being used to assist in its function. Medical staff are unsure at this stage whether his kidneys will recover.

Overall
Dad has not recovered as quickly or as smoothly as we or the medical staff have hoped. He has had many setbacks while in ICU. At the moment he is making progress. According to Dr Civil, things can change at any time for ICU patients and there is still a possibility that Dad could die from all his problems.

There is a small window of hope

Naaku noa

Hauiti

Hei whakamaumahara!

Me nukunuku me nekeneke!!

1:30pm
Kia ora mai ra ano e te whanau!

We had a visit from te Rauawaawa Trust - a group of kaumatua from around here. Dad and Mutu Chase come up to Hamilton on a regular basis and hang out with them. So, they came for a visit. One of them, Adrienne Arthur has offered us her services as Liaison - we need someone to translate Doctor-speak into English

Cousins Cheryl and Milton are currently with Dad
Cousin Will rang, Cousin Jon sent a text

My Update

• A new drug is being used to drain out the build up of toxins - they just started that today
• he was on dialysis for an hour last night
• oxygen levels has been reduced and he is coping well
• sleeping is peaceful
• still being assisted to breathe
• nurses are giving him 2 units of blood as i write this
• Chloe arrives in a couple of hours
• Kotuku and Tapeka arrive shortly there-after
• good to see all the mokopuna
• thomas is still asleep!!

Addie Ngatai rang moments ago to see how Dad is doing

Bolo Cleveland posted a comment of support!!

Mate Deanno rang as well (Dunedin)

Tapeka rang to say he will be heading over middle of next week!!

The sun is shining here in Hamilton - and it is lovely to be with the whanau!!

Naaku noa

Hauiti