Campus Principal Update
Hi All
Just wanted to update you on what has been happening and the process from here and to say thanks for all the well wishes.
Rachael is being looked after very well by her department at Nayland school, and the medical team here with me.
As you already know, on Saturday 22 May, I came down with strong fever, with no improvement by the following Monday morning when my local doctor rushed me to Nelson hospital.
Most of Monday I was in the emergency department with very high fevers, thumping headaches and blurred vision. My blood pressure dropped excessively low which was a worry. Tuesday saw me moved to intensive care.
Finally on Wednesday they got a breakthrough from the lumbar puncher that showed bacterial meningitis (pneumococcal meningitis), which thankfully is not contagious.
They started full on treatment, my heart also started to improve and after struggling to walk around the ICU, saw it go back to normal fibrillation, which was a nice surprise to everyone.
My days now look a little like this:
- 2am – 5am bloods and first round of antibiotics
- Hopefully get some sort of shut eye until 7am when more bloods and breakfast.
- 2nd antibiotic given, but this time over about an hour.
Then this basically repeats itself at 10am and 6pm. However, lunch at 12pm and dinner at 5pm.
I don’t really get into any type of deep sleep, I nap and sleep when I can.
Biggest side affects are all my joints ache and I have swelled up with my legs, knees and ankles all becoming one large tree trunk.
I can only focus on something for about five minutes before getting a thumping headache and my vision starts to go (hence Rachael typing most of this up).
I know everyone is thinking of me, don’t worry about sending well wishes, as I can’t read them with my headaches and eyesight.
The best thing you can do for me, is to do the very best you can and make me proud of the learning, gains and achievement you can personally achieve.
Mr. Rogers
*Note from CA Team - absolutely no visitors to the hospital please*