GJustice Posted November 23, 2022 #51 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Sorry for your loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flamingos Posted November 23, 2022 #52 Share Posted November 23, 2022 I am so very sorry for your loss. Be at peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcgore83 Posted November 23, 2022 #53 Share Posted November 23, 2022 Prayers for comfort for you and your family during this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare A&L_Ont Posted November 23, 2022 #54 Share Posted November 23, 2022 I’m sorry to read about the passing of your Jan. Condolences from our home to your home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggieq Posted November 23, 2022 #55 Share Posted November 23, 2022 How devastating! I am truly so very sorry for your loss. I am also sorry to hear no doctor could assist before it was too late. My condolences Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckynana Posted November 24, 2022 #56 Share Posted November 24, 2022 I am so very sorry to hear of Jan's passing. May she Rest in Peace.🙏 I hope you find comfort in all of the wonderful memories you shared together.💔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruise1957 Posted November 24, 2022 #57 Share Posted November 24, 2022 I am so sorry for your loss, but happy that you were both so happy on your cruise and that you have those memories to cherish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soremekun Posted November 24, 2022 #58 Share Posted November 24, 2022 My condolences. Losing a loved one is difficult. My mother passed away in August of this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlohaLivin Posted November 24, 2022 #59 Share Posted November 24, 2022 I am so very sorry to hear this news. I have been at that terrible place and underhand how lonely and surreal that it is. It is a difficult journey and I know that your cruise critic family wishes you well on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoenixCruiser Posted November 24, 2022 #60 Share Posted November 24, 2022 So very sorry for your loss 💔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ReneeFLL Posted November 24, 2022 #61 Share Posted November 24, 2022 So sorry to hear about the passing of your beautiful wife Jan. May the memories of her help you find peace and so glad you had a wonderful cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare kernow Posted November 24, 2022 #62 Share Posted November 24, 2022 So very sorry to hear this, it must be such a difficult time for you. Wishing you all the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsuther223 Posted November 24, 2022 #63 Share Posted November 24, 2022 So sorry to hear this. So glad you got to go one last time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LilBlackDress Posted November 24, 2022 #64 Share Posted November 24, 2022 I am so sorry for your loss... Thoughts and Prayers to you and your loved ones 💔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashland Posted November 24, 2022 #65 Share Posted November 24, 2022 Heart felt condolences to you and your entire family. May the wonderful memories you all have continue to give you strength. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ace2542 Posted November 24, 2022 #66 Share Posted November 24, 2022 15 hours ago, rudeney said: I wasn't sure I wanted to post this, or what topic to put it under, but here it is. You may have read my "live" report from Voyager of the Seas the week of October 2nd where my wife Jan and I sailed to New England and Canada. We had a fantastic cruise and it will leave me with many wonderful lasting memories. Unfortunately, those will be the last good memories that I will have of Jan. She passed away on November 3rd. We returned home Sunday, October 9th. That following Wednesday night, she was complaining of a sore throat and by Thursday morning she was feeling worse and tested positive for COVID. Her symptoms were mostly the sore throat and a dry cough (no real congestion). She wasn't running a fever and had not body aches. By Saturday morning, I had the same symptoms and was also positive. My symptoms cleared in a few days, and by the next Wednesday, I was testing negative. Jan had not gotten any worse, but not any better. Our doctor had called in a steroid pack and cough syrup, but neither were doing any good. By Thursday, she was coughing almost continually, but still a dry cough with no congestion. She was coughing so hard that her chest hurt and she was even having a hard time catching her breath from all of it. I checked her blood oxygen saturation and it was in the 80's so we went to the ER. She spent spent two weeks in the hospital, 12 of which were in the ICU. I kept a blog to keep friends and family updated that is over 40 pages long, but here's the summary version. Basically, the doctor determined that she had been suffering from a pulmonary embolism for at least a year, based on existing symptoms which were a chronic cough, shortness of breath, and swelling in the feet and legs. These are all things she had sought treatment for, but no doctor ever put them together and wanted to check or treat her for PE. She just assumed the shortness of breath was due to age, weight, and lack of exercise. The cough was sort of left over from a minor cold she had last fall. COVID basically exacerbated the PE, so they treated her with oxygen and blood thinners. She had to have high-flow CPAP/BiPAP oxygen delivery and that's whe whe was in the ICU. After a week in the hospital, she began to improve. We assumed the PE was breaking up as her oxygen saturation was improving requiring lower levels of delivery. That improvement only lasted a few days. She contracted a staph strain of pneumonia and things quickly went downhill. On Monday, October 31st, we (Jan, me and the medical team) made the decision to sedate and intubate her. That was the last time I was able to talk to her and after being together for nearly 40 years, there wasn't much we needed to say, but we still took the opportunity to spend time together. She never really improved and by Thursday, her stats were so bad that I made the decision to remove the life-saving measures and she passed peacefully. Although I was devastated with losing my wife and my best friend, I was glad that her suffering was over and thankful that it only lasted a few weeks. This in now way makes me afraid of COVID or of cruising. I truly believe that had she not contracted pneumonia while in the hospital that she would be here today, happy and healthy. I don't blame anyone for what happened, although I do wish that over the last year, one of her docs would had put together her symptoms and treated her for the PE. I am not sure when I will cruise again, but I am sure I will. I am so very glad that we were able to spend time with just the two of us on that last cruise. I could not image any better way to remember her. I am so sorry mate. I will keep you in my prayers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandebeach Posted November 24, 2022 #67 Share Posted November 24, 2022 I am so sorry for the loss of your wife. Condolences to you and your family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LouChamp Posted November 24, 2022 #68 Share Posted November 24, 2022 Words cannot express my sorrow for your loss and I pray for you and your family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cynt Posted November 24, 2022 #69 Share Posted November 24, 2022 Hugging you real tight. My condolences. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swath Posted November 24, 2022 #70 Share Posted November 24, 2022 I am so sorry for your loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DirtyDawg Posted November 24, 2022 #71 Share Posted November 24, 2022 (edited) I am so sorry for your loss. But looking on the bright side, your Jan is up 'there' sitting right next to the 'Big Guy' improving the place. Edited November 24, 2022 by DirtyDawg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Broons77 Posted November 24, 2022 #72 Share Posted November 24, 2022 So sorry 😔 As I read your report and saw your pictures from your cruise, I thought to myself how you seemed like such a lovely couple and hoped we would run into each other on a trip some day. So happy for you guys that you had that time together. Deepest condolences to you and your family. ❤️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
louv2000 Posted November 24, 2022 #73 Share Posted November 24, 2022 What a heart breaking story. My sincere condolences to you and your family. Hold on to all the wonderful memories. They will be your comfort. God bless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moltar Posted November 24, 2022 #74 Share Posted November 24, 2022 I have no words. Deepest condolences...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CruiszBug Posted November 24, 2022 #75 Share Posted November 24, 2022 Thanksgiving makes many of us reflect on what we cherish. Your post brings home that life's most precious gift is love. You have it in spades, my friend! God's peace to you and your family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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