<div>My father in law Mike Martinez is going through a very rough medical patch right now. This was completely unexpected as Mike has NEVER been in the hospital in the almost 5 years I’ve known him. My in laws are here from Kansas and everyone else is traveling back and forth between the hospital and Kimball, NE. Below is from my mother in law, Christy Martinez:
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<div>“We never thought we would have to ask for
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<div>help but here we are. Mike has been in
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<div>Poudre Valley hospital in Fort Collins,CO
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<div>since last Friday. He went to the ER in
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<div>Sidney and he was transported via
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<div>ambulance to Poudre Valley on Friday. He
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<div>has pneumonia with his right lobe being
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<div>completely affected. He has what are
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<div>called loculated empyemas, three of them.
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<div>Using regular antibiotics do not work for
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<div>this. He has already had to endure a chest
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<div>tube which was unsuccessful. On Monday
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<div>8/25 he will have surgery to remove these
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<div>three areas . He will b e here until at least
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<div>Thursday. Not to mention the aftercare
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<div>aspect. I have no idea what that will even
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<div>entail.
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<div>Update. Mike didn't make it to
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<div>surgery today. They tried to place
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<div>breathing tube and couldn't due to his
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<div>airway being too swollen. By the time they
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<div>got it in he was too unstable to go any
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<div>further. They intubated him and placed him
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<div>on sedation and he is now in the ICU. We
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<div>don't know the next steps. His body is
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<div>tired. We need all of the help we can get
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<div>right now.
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<div>The cost of getting out here to him, staying
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<div>here, and being here until he can go home
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<div>is adding up. Adding up to way more than
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<div>we can afford. I just started a new job in
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<div>June so l do not have any PTO to use for
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<div>this time away, therefore resulting in even
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<div>more money loss.
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<div>We can't even begin to imagine what all of
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<div>this is going to cost. But if there is any way
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<div>you can help we would be eternally
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<div>grateful. If not please send your continued
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<div>thoughts and prayers for his recovery.
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<div>Thank you!
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<div>Mike &amp; Christy”
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