Get Well Clarkie!

Scott tells me that it looks like Aaron will be moved back to rehab today, so out of the ICU. I asked about the recent infection issues, and he said that the hospital has another rehab patient with MRSA with whom Aaron will be able to share a room.

Scott sends word that unfortunately Aaron has come down with MRSA, which is basically a resistant form of bacteria that causes difficult-to-treat infections. Apparently this is common and also contagious to other patients in the hospital, so the family has to wear gloves and gowns when they enter his room. He also still has the [...]

Scott has sent me a couple updates today that I’ll aggregate into one. Aaron has been sleeping a lot today, he looks pretty tired. The doctors found another infection in his lungs, basically another version of pneumonia. His blood is clear of infection, which is good news. He is being treated with antibiotics for the [...]

I’ve just been sent this news, sounds like an awesome event! Huge thanks to ECOSSE Moto Works and Jamie James for making this happen. ECOSSE Moto Works (Don Atchison MRA #18) has worked with Jamie James Yamaha Champions Riding School to help support Aaron Clark. Jamie will donate his profits from the last school of [...]

Aaron’s family have asked me to remind everybody that they are not allowing any visitors for the time being, and they will post here when visitations have been opened up again. I know we all want to help in any way possible, but please respect Aaron and his family’s need for some rest and recovery [...]

Scott has let me know that Aaron’s vitals have stabilized, and they have him on wide spectrum antibiotics until his blood cultures come back. This could take a couple days, which means he’ll be in the ICU until the infection seems under control. Apparently he’s pretty restless still, he keeps pulling his feeding tube out. [...]

Unfortunately Aaron has been moved back to the ICU this morning with some respiratory issues. The doctors are running tests now to see what is wrong. I’ll post more updates as soon as I get them from Scott.

Scott reports that they have moved Clarkie up to rehab, and he’s now out of the ICU! This is a good step for him, though he’s still got a long way to go. The rehab room is a shared room, a little less privacy and no waiting room, so I think this is a little harder [...]

Scott sent me a brief update a couple hours ago, and I’m just now getting to post after being out of the house for awhile. Clarkie seems stable today, though he is still pretty agitated, probably from the all the commotion today. His temperature is good and heart rate seems ok. The good news is [...]

I just got a few text messages from Scott with an update on Aaron’s condition. Unfortunately, he failed today’s swallow test, which means that the doctors won’t be able to put a valve in his trach to enable him to talk. They also found a new infection in his lungs. The good news is that [...]