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Family Visit Santa Cruz New Home Ron Suffered Hernia Injury Painful

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0404 - Summary/Objective
0405 -
040501 - Follow up
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0408 - Progress
0409 -
040901 - Lunch today with Ron, his son Kevin, and Rob in Soquel.
040911 -  ..
040912 - Met first at Keven and Susan's home.  Then Rob and Jerry arrived, and
040913 - we went to lunch at a sandwich shop a few blocks away.
040915 -  ..
040916 - Was disappointing we could not connect with Richard today.  Kevin left
040917 - a message for Doctor Debra Popejoy about meeting today for a visit
040918 - with Ron, but nobody has called back.  Had the same experience last
040919 - week trying to set up the meeting today.  Found a contact number for
040920 - Doctor Debra Popejoy in Sacramento, an orthopedic surgeon.  Called and
040921 - left a message for Debra's father-in-law, Richard, but nobody has
040922 - called.
040924 -  ..
040925 - Ron is now very weak, so Kevin drove him to the restaraunt, while the
040926 - rest of us walked.
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040929 - Donna explained that Ron has a hernia in his leg, which makes it
040930 - difficult to get around.
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040933 - Was wonderful to see Ron now very accepting of Donna's assistance, so
040934 - that past hurts are over.  His speech and conversation seem degraded
040935 - since our last visit, reflecting progression of his memory problems.
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040937 -            [On 110405 1030 Ron fully recovered with much improved
040938 -            conversation abilities, ref SDS 1 M454; he is now very
040939 -            energetic; working out regularly on his Exergenie.
040940 -            ref SDS 1 OR45
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040943 - Kevin explained that Ron is on medication that helps his memory, but
040944 - after 6 months or so of good results, Ron's brain disease is getting
040945 - worse again, similar to cancer mutating to defeat chemotherapy.  Ron
040946 - was barely able to carry on discussion.  Mainly he listened today, and
040947 - seemed to be aware of what was being discussed.
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040949 -            [On 110405 1030 Ron now staying at Aegs Assisted Living in
040950 -            Aptos; he seems very happy, energetic, engaged in life, and
040951 -            more able to conduct normal conversation. ref SDS 1 OR9F
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040954 - Kevin seems to be Ron's full time patient assistant now.  He likes
040955 - surffing.  Susan is studying to become a physical therypst.
040957 -  ..
040958 - There is concern that Rob's blood pressure has climbed to 190 140,
040959 - which is very high.  Rob seemed to say this was a one time abberation
040960 - caused by not playing enough tennis for exercise.  He said that after
040961 - tennis, his blood pressure drops to normal.
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040964 - Jerry looked well.  He is doing work on Ron's Eagle Crest property, to
040965 - get it ready for renting.
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