La Cocina
cocina.JPG Originally uploaded by dtrigueros. This is one my favorite pictures I have of my grandmother because I saw this every day in real life. Part of her routine was to put away the dishes each morning. It was her…
David Trigueros
Kidneys are Working
I spoke to the nurse Leslie this morning, she's the head nurse. She said gramma is urinating and her kidneys are working. I asked her if perhaps her kidneys were failing, but she said they're fine. She said they performed…
Tonight – Levels are Lower
Tonight, her sedation levels are down from 32 to 24. Tomorrow morning, they will do another test. Leslie, the head nurse said she expects the numbers to be low enough tomorrow morning to take off the ventilator and see how…
Gramma Has Been at the Center
We're home this morning, resting. We slept well last night. God's grace. No medical updates as of now. This morning, I realized how my grandmother has been the center of my cultural and Spanish soul. Here at home, I speak…
Kidneys are Working
I spoke to the nurse Leslie this morning, she's the head nurse. She said gramma is urinating and her kidneys are working. I asked her if perhaps her kidneys were failing, but she said they're fine. She said they performed…
Gramma Has Been at the Center
We're home this morning, resting. We slept well last night. God's grace. No medical updates as of now. This morning, I realized how my grandmother has been the center of my cultural and Spanish soul. Here at home, I speak…
Meds Still in Her
Tonight, the sedation in her body is still not leaving her. They want to bring her sedation levels down to 10 or 15. They're at 30. It seems her body is not processing the meds out. Her liver/kidneys may be…
Meds Still in Her
Tonight, the sedation in her body is still not leaving her. They want to bring her sedation levels down to 10 or 15. They're at 30. It seems her body is not processing the meds out. Her liver/kidneys may be…
Who is My Grandmother to Me
Grandmothers are always special. To me, abuelita is like my mom and dad. She has raised me basically from 13 on. When the Sandinista war forced my parents to send me to Long Beach at age 13, I came to…
Who is My Grandmother to Me
Grandmothers are always special. To me, abuelita is like my mom and dad. She has raised me basically from 13 on. When the Sandinista war forced my parents to send me to Long Beach at age 13, I came to…