We are not sure when Brian got sick, but it seems he didn't speak or text anyone after Tuesday the 22nd in the morning around 4:30am.
Day 1 in the hospital
10am - Becca (Brian's daughter) and Matt (his son-in-law) found Brian on his house boat in Seattle this Saturday morning. Brian was very dehydrated and confused. He didn't know where he was or who anyone was except for Becca.
12pm - After getting some fluids in him, it was clear there was something much more serious going on. Becca took him to Group Health in Bellevue and they started him on an IV right away.
7pm - Shelley (niece) and Brad (her fiance) came to visit and say hi.
7:30pm - Sharon (mom) came in to help answer any questions of his history and really helped out with what the doctors needed. She stayed with Brian until they transferred him to Overlake.
After multiple tests (CT scan, blood draws, chest x-ray) they came back and said there were some abnormalities in the CT scan and they needed to do a Spinal Tap and MRI. Unfortunately due to the dehydration they could not get the spinal tap for 4 hours. After 3 bags of fluid they were able to complete the spinal tap and it came back cloudy.
11pm - They moved him overnight to Overlake and said he had Encephalitis. We are not sure when he got it or really how, but at least we knew what was going on.
The staff was great and acted quickly on his behalf. We are grateful for all the support of the hospital staff, family and friends.
Continue to keep him in your prayers!! We are keeping visits to family for now, but once we feel he is ready to have more friends show up we will let you know!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encephalitis
Brian's kids & grandchild:
Brandon & Heath Jones
Becca, Matt, and Taylor Rose
Here is a recent picture of our dad and Heath at the Wave in Utah
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