jaystrupp

jaystrupp has 10 years experience and specializes in Hospice, Cardiac, Surgical, Float pool.

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1. Update: Help?? 23yo son dx'd with brain tumor referred to Mayo

   jaystrupp replied to Ashera's topic in Oncology

   I feel for you and your family. Three years ago my 29 year old husband was diagnosed with a glioblastoma multiforme brain tumor and this is not curable. He had two crani to debulk the tumor and the last time they put chemo waffers on the tumor in his...

2. Ethical Decisions

   jaystrupp replied to NC_Gal's topic in General Nursing

   I remember working on a cardiac floor and preoping a patient for a CABG. The kicker was that the patient was 92 years old. Why would we put a patient through this? The family felt that she had some good time left. I asked the surgeon who responded th...

3. 29 year old husband has brain tumor

   jaystrupp replied to jaystrupp's topic in General Nursing

   he made it through the surgery with flying colors but the tumor is a gbm... the most deadly type of tumor and he has 9 months to a year and a half to live.. i am still in shock, but we will deal with it.. he wants to take the kids to disney and on a ...

4. 29 year old husband has brain tumor

   jaystrupp replied to jaystrupp's topic in General Nursing

   surgery was fine, dx was horrible

5. 29 year old husband has brain tumor

   jaystrupp replied to jaystrupp's topic in General Nursing

   I want to thank you all for all of the caring. I know that us nurses do stick together..I feel how our priorities are changing everyday and we are seeing how important our children and our marriage are. We are no so worried if we are drivin the right...

6. 29 year old husband has brain tumor

   jaystrupp replied to jaystrupp's topic in General Nursing

   i thank you for all the kind words.. i know that it is going to be a long haul, but it is so worth it for our children.. nurses are the best.. my work has been nothing but understanding and i have so much support from friends and family, but it is st...

7. 29 year old husband has brain tumor

   jaystrupp replied to jaystrupp's topic in General Nursing

   thank you so very much.. it is strange how as nurses we see sick people all the time and we get focused on the tasks that we need to do to be the nurse.. check iv's give medications but until it really hits home it is like a slap in the face and i am...

8. 29 year old husband has brain tumor

   jaystrupp replied to jaystrupp's topic in General Nursing

   thank you so much... it was just such a shock because he is so healthy, but we will do it.. thank you very much ...

9. 29 year old husband has brain tumor

   jaystrupp replied to jaystrupp's topic in General Nursing

   my husband was just diagnosed with a brain tumor and is having surgery on the 21st.. a crani.. our children ages 5 and 3 saw him having a grand mal seizure.. when i came home after working 7p-7a shift i found him sleeping post ictle.. and i was frigh...

10. 29 year old husband has brain tumor

    jaystrupp replied to jaystrupp's topic in General Nursing

    anyone with any words of wisdom for me.. i find it hard to even grocery shop...

11. 29 year old husband has brain tumor

    jaystrupp posted a topic in General Nursing

    my husband was just diagnosed with a brain tumor and will have a crani on the 21st.. after the incision heals he will begin chemo and radiation.. we have two children ages 5 and 3, who witnessed him having a grand mal seizure.. it was terrifying for ...

12. HIV+

    jaystrupp replied to OR-RN's topic in Operating Room

    i am at work and read this letter and want to say that i started to cry.. what other profession requires people to deal with disease everyday? i get so upset when football or baseball players want and get so much money and here we are dealing with su...