Dad definitely had something happen after he was released from the hospital Friday, they are not sure if it was a small stroke or heart attack. They are keeping him in the hospital, he's not able to get out of bed right now, but he's doing well. Mom says he's talkative and eating. I did not go to the hospital today because I am not feeling well. They are bringing in a neurosurgeon specialists for arteries and are going to look at his carotid arteries. We know that one is 100% blocked and the other is starting to get blocked. I guess they are concerned that he could have another larger stroke or heart attack.

Uncle Butch and Aunt Carolyn came to visit him today, he was happy about that.

My best friend Julie's mom Shirley made us a bundt cake and Don and Alexandra brought it by the house. It's really yummy and much appreciated. Mom is bringing some for Dad tomorrow.

Dad was finally transported to Huntington Memorial last night by 1 a.m. He is being seen by his neuro surgeon but they did not see anything new since the surgery. They did call in a cardiologist because something in his blood indicates that he may have had a small heart attack and the symptoms he had with the weakness on that side, it could have been from that. He is feeling good today, he's talking more. Poor Mom only got about 4-5 hours of sleep last night, she was called at 6 this a.m. and needed to bring up some of his medication. She called me with some things to bring him, like an electric shaver. I went and picked up Gary at the care facility and then we went to the hospital to visit. Dad was resting and had already had lunch so Mom and Gary and I went down to the cafeteria and had a bite to eat. We came back and visited a while and then Mom went home to take a nap. Gary and I visited for awhile, he was very talkative and then we left.

Dad mentioned that a lady came this a.m. and gave him communion. She said she'd come again tomorrow and have communion for mom too if she is there. I think he felt better receiving communion. Especially after he went to see a Priest before his surgery and he had Reconciliation and the Blessing of the Sick.

They are going to keep him for a few days and check him overall and find out what is going on. I guess we still don't know anything definite about his biopsy or now, his heart. But I keep thinking too that no news in this case is good news.

Dad is back in the hospital.... It's been a long day, especially for Dad and Mom. Mom went to the Huntington this morning and they released Dad, she was bringing him home and he was hungry, they stopped at Jack in the Box. He had to use the restroom, but when he got out of the car, he could not use his left leg, mom got him back in the car and home, but then he seemed OK? She had to go to the pharmacy to get his medication and she said he was walking fine and everything. So she got him in bed and went to the pharmacy. Dad said he went to use the urinal shortly after Mom left, put his legs on the side of the bed, and again could not use his left leg and he fell off the bed. He had to lie there for about an hour before Mom get home. (I'm sorry if this is TMI [too much information]). She found him on the floor and the paramedics came and took him by ambulance to the Montebello hospital (which none of us are thrilled about), so Mom ended up staying with him in the emergency all day. It's 9:53 and she's still there. There was some problem between moving him to a hospital with a neurology department, we wanted him to go back to Huntington, then the latest news from mom was that they were going to keep him in ICU and they would not transport him ALL WEEKEND! Mom had a fit, and there are other arrangements being made now tonight to get him to Huntington and moved tonight. He seems OK, he's still telling jokes, he wants to come home, I'm sure he misses his TV, but something is going on and we need to find out what is going on.

So, prayers please and Dad is aware of the blog now and I'll be sure and tell him of your comments.

Dad had his biopsy today. It was originally scheduled for 8 am but got pushed back and then he had to go for another MRI before the procedure at 10 am, so he did not go into surgery until about Noon. Mom and I were able to stay with him for awhile in the room. He was a little nervous, he said he had RLS "Restless Leg Syndrome", I said, are you nervous? He says, "Well, I've never done this before."

It took about 3 hours before he was back in recovery. They took 4 samples of the tissue and the good news is that none of the tissues automatically showed bad news. There was some necrotic (dead) tissue near the mass but they are doing more test tonight and may know more tomorrow. He was put into the ICU for the night and we were able to see him for a bit. Junior, my boyfriend came for the afternoon and he seemed happy to see him. He seemed ok, he was hungry, he was talking. He wanted me to be sure and send an email to "Apodaca" and he said what a good friend he has been to him. He got a little emotional. He's been doing that lately. So I crashed his address book and I'm sending this blog to everyone I think he wants me too. He called the house earlier this evening and had eaten dinner and he said he had round steak and squash and melon.....well, mom was surprised because he hates squash and he hates melon! He was either really hungry or just ate it, although Huntington does have great hospital food! He had a sock thing on his head tonight and one of the dr's I think drew a picture on it for him, it had a plane on it. Here are some pics. He asked Dr.Taylor if he'd take a pic of him with the cage on, but Dr.Taylor took many good pics. There are other pics, but i'm having trouble uploading. I think maybe they are too big for one file. I'll try to post more, but maybe tomorrow, i am pooped...

So Dad is scheduled to maybe come home tomorrow or he may stay until Saturday. Mom has had a really long day, she was up at 4 am and we got home around 7pm. I missed work but they are very understanding.

If you have any questions, please call or email me at mitchypoo777@yahoo.com. Again, all prayers are so appreciated. (((((((((Hugs)))))) to you all.

Hi, this is Michele, Denis Simons daughter and with his latest health scare I decided to make a blog to let everyone know the status of what's going on with him. Please bookmark this site or save to your favorites and check back often so that you can all be in the loop. Mom is trying her best to keep everyone informed but it's kind of difficult for her to do. So let's try this. I'm going to email this to all friends and family that I can get ahold of, but if you know someone that I should include please email me at mitchypoo777@yahoo.com. And if this is the first you are hearing of Dad's situation, I do apologize.

Surgery is scheduled for one week later, not this Thursday, but next Thursday on Feb. 23 at Huntington Memorial at 8 a.m. They think it'll take about 1.5 hours to complete. Dad went for his MRI today and the Dr. who did the MRI explained the whole procedure to Mom and Dad and I think they feel better about it. They postponed so that Dad would be off his blood thinning medications for a whole week instead of only 3 days. He physically is doing well, he seems like his old self, even telling a joke or two. He is tired and takes a nap usually in the afternoon. And he's been really good about taking his medication on time, and precisely. That's a plus.

If this is the first you've heard of this, Dad started not feeling well, and we all thought maybe he had a bad flu, he got to the point where he couldn't keep any food or water down and hadn't really eaten anything for a couple days. He also fell once trying to get out of his chair, so Mom took him to Urgent Care two Saturdays ago and they kept him in the hospital. Turns out he has a "lesion" on the brain. They ran numerous CT scans and could not find a source, so the surgery he is having on Thursday is to go in and biopsy this area in the brain and find out hopefully what is going on.

I'll allow posts for anonymous comments so you can leave a post for Dad and do not have to be signed up for Blogger with your own site. So if you want to leave a comment, you go to the end of the post and leave a comment (click on Comments) and then you can choose to leave an anonymous message but please let Dad know who is posting, ok.

Prayers are welcomed! We have him on many prayer chains, and we as a family believe in prayer. Thank you and ((((((hugs to you all))))).