Dad threw up yesterday after our visit and aspirated the food. His O2 levels fell a lot, so Lowman Home sent him to the hospital. They put him on a BiPap machine and he stabilized nicely. It looked like it would be a simple repeat of his hospital visit last month.
This morning I called just to see how he was doing and the nurse said that they didn't think he would pull through. She wanted me to come and talk to the doctor so of course I did. He said that the BiPap was keeping Dad's O2 up, but that his CO2 was catastrophically high. (96%) So it's unlikely that he'll be able to recover brain function. Also, his vital signs were getting weaker.
They kept asking if I had any questions; I just said that I was in too much shock. The family is on its way.
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