GOOD NEWS - Doctors have advised that Roberto's condition has improved enough that intensive care is no longer needed. He was transferred to an intermediate hospital room yesterday afternoon. The first in person visit from family members since before his surgery only lifted his spirits higher.
At this time, concerns are his blood pressure and digestive system. Blood pressure has fluctuated low to high and has been steadied with medication. Getting his intestines back on the job is the next step. He's been taking in minute amounts of fluid and today doctors will have him stand and try taking a few steps to see if a bit more movement will kick intestines into gear. Kidney and liver functions are good. Although still not 100% out of the woods, doctors are a bit more optimistic. Roberto's positive attitude and sense of humor have gained him more friends at the hospital. Let's just say he's got the nurses laughing. Just a sample of what's he's doing - His new nurse came in to give him his daily bath ... Roberto said, "NO, NO, NO, I am allergic to shampoo!" With a look of SHOCK on her face, she replied, "Why didn't you tell someone this?". If you know Roberto, this is they type of thing he does regularly :-) There are no words to express how grateful Roberto and his family are for the constant prayers for his health and contributions for medical expenses. The family has shed many tears over the past few days. Some in sadness and pain, but many in joy at the unbelievable help they are receiving from those who love Roberto. Thank you all and please, please, please keep the prayers going. Medical expenses (01/23/22 9:00am) $20,575.00usd Contributions $11,700.00usd
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This post is an update - for the original post, click here - ROBERTO. I know you are all concerned and waiting for an update on Roberto's condition. I'll be posting updates once a day to keep you all informed. Keep those prayers going! Roberto is hanging in there, in good spirits and determined to win this battle.
Roberto's condition, although still critical, remains stable. He is still in intensive care, lab work done several times a day, with nurses and doctors monitoring his vitals continuously. Updates on his condition and any changes are communicated with the family throughout the day, with a final update at the end of the day. The team of doctors and nurses who are treating him are top notch! He is in good hands. Update as of last night (01/21/2022): Doctors expressed Roberto is doing surprisingly better than any of them expected. Although they did stress that a patient in his condition could take a turn at any moment, they are optimistic. Roberto's positive attitude, faith, and spirit full of fight plays a key role in his recovery. He was given small amounts of fluid orally to be sure that digestive system and other organs are functioning, they will try increasing periodically until everything is operating satisfactorily. He is urinating and passing gas, which is a very good sign. He has two drainage tubes still draining his abdomen. Fluid that is draining looks "good" as in they don't see any infection in it. His blood pressure dropped a bit during the day, but was quickly brought back up with an adjustment to medication. His antibiotics were upped a bit when lab work showed that it was needed to keep him stable. At the time of the update, doctors are hoping he continues improving to the point where they can take him off the blood pressure medication, at which time he can be transferred to a regular hospital room. They say this can happen in a day or two if he continues improving as he has been. Since Roberto is in ICU and with current "covid" restrictions, visitors are not allowed. The only contact with the "outside" world he has is via text / social media. Although he may not be able to respond to texts or messages right way, he will see them and I can assure you that the outpouring of concern, support, and well wishes are cherished. I'll be putting together a collage or video of photos of him with as many of his friends as I can get my hands on to send to him. If you have a photo of you with Roberto, please do send it to me so I can include it, I'm sure he'd love to see it. You can upload it by clicking HERE. You can also send via facebook message or email to maddie@caboholics.com. Here's the "money" part. As of yesterday evening, the bill is at $14,317usd. Contributions to help with medical expenses are at $6,870usd. Time to give back to a very special person. Roberto is in the hospital in critical condition and needs as many prayers, positive thoughts, and a bit of a helping hand to cover medical costs. I am confident that with as many friends that he has, God will be getting a overwhelming amount of prayers today.
This is one of those things that start out as a minor mole hill and turns into a giant mountain unexpectedly. On January 10th, Roberto went in "Seguro" ( where one would go for the free universal health care here in Mexico ) to get a Covid test since he felt a bit under the weather (I will add here, since I know people will be wondering - yes, he was fully vaccinated.). His result was "positive", but since he had minor symptoms, doctor advised to stay home for 4 - 5 days, take paracetamol for body aches and fever and go back after the 5 days for another test. Day 4 showed no signs of improvement, he was still running a low grade fever, just a little pain in the stomach, but permanently had a feeling of exhaustion. The doctor advised a few more days on paracetamol. On this day Jan 17th, the family decided he needed a second opinion and took him to a "private" hospital. The doctor there examined him and prescribed stronger pain medication, a steroid, and antibiotics, in addition to vitamin C and half hour sunbath daily. Two days later, although he did feel better in general, he was still experiencing a "little" pain in his stomach and his abdomen had swollen quite a bit. His communication in text and vocal became choppy and he was loosing his voice. So, on Jan 19th, another trip to the emergency room at yet another private hospital (AMC Hospital). He was admitted that evening and a request for full lab work to find out what was going on was requested. Later that night, the family was contacted and informed that he needed emergency surgery for a life-threatening appendix rupture. Roberto went into surgery at about 2:00am the morning of Jan 19th. He came out of surgery and the doctors said he was doing as well as can be expected, but was still in critical condition since his entire abdomen cavity was filled with infection and some organs had already been impacted negatively. As I am writing this about noon on Jan 21st, Roberto is still in intensive care, in critical, but stable condition. Doctors have advised that he will continue in intensive care for a minimum of 3 - days. He is receiving 24 hour care and treatment. Lab work every few hours, a team of four doctors visiting and checking on him regularly and in constant communication with the family. At this time (noon, Jan 21st) he is improving a bit, but doctors are stressing that he is not out of critical condition as things can turn at any moment. He has two drains tubes into his abdomen and it is still draining. I will be updating everyone on this "blog" as I get updates. For those of you who don't know Roberto, Roberto Sandoval is a very, very special man - one of a kind. Besides being a Caboholic himself since it's inception way back in 2010, he is a husband to the most loving wife and a wonderful father of three grown children with much of his free time devoted to his grandchildren he refers to as his "blessings". There's no question to why he chose the service industry as his career. Roberto has become a friend to many and family to many others over the years. Some know him as Roberto the pool bartender serving the most delicious "dirty monkeys" on the planet. Others may have met him during the years he worked at Los Barriles restaurant or at La Palapa Shu. He's been at Cabo Cantina since 2016 and I know he's met so many new friends since then. Lucky are those who have experienced his Flaming Mexican Coffee. Doesn't matter where or when anyone meets him, be assured that a new life-long friendship has been made. On behalf of Don, myself, his wife Mari, his children, Roberto Jr., Angel, and Sbiedy, as well as his grandchildren, and the entire staff at Cabo Cantina, I am asking first and most importantly for prayers and positive thoughts, vibes, or whatever other spiritual support you can send to help get him over this tragedy as that is most important at this time. Of course medical treatment for what he's battling is not coming cheap and help to cover the bill is much needed and sincerely appreciated. The medical bill as of Jan 20th is $11,477.00usd. As of last billing, Roberto is expected to be in intensive care for a minimum of 3-4 days if all goes well. Estimated cost - Intensive Care per day is 80,000 - 100,000 pesos per day (4,000usd - 5,000usd). Thereafter, he will be moved to a regular room for an additional few days (at a much lower cost). Please know that everything helps - every contribution is greatly appreciated. |
ALL UPDATESROBERTO AND HIS FAMILY STILL NEED HELP WITH MEDICAL EXPENSES!
Contribution via paypal will show to Caboholics - Madeline Haney and will added to the list below.
MEDICAL EXPENSES:
As of Feb 3rd $56,144.00 usd CONTRIBUTIONS:
As of Feb 3rd $25,250.00 usd Andy B. $500 Phil & Jackie G. $2500 Amasa & Amanda B. $200 Galene S. $25 Mike U. $25 Patti U. 50 Vicki DL $50 Carrie B. $50 Charlie & Phyllis $500 Mark & Susan B. $ 100 Chester & Bliss $ 100 Gregory B. $25 Deborah G. $100 Thomas LC $100 Larry & Anita M. $ 250 Grace W. $200 Jack & Kate O. $ 250 Tanya N. $50 Mike & Shawn D. $ 100 Michael A. $100 Janet L. $100 Holly W. $25 Victor C. $100 Rico A. $50 Teri W. $100 Eric S. $25 Jennifer P. $50 Michelle A. $20 Cheryl M. $100 Beth L. $250 Edward T. $50 Patricia M. $100 Coleen M. $ 25 Kathryn S. $200 Lisa C. $100 George L $100 Jill Z. $100 Wendy A. $50 Jon & Kristin C. $ 50 Cindy B. $50 Jodie S. $200 Bradford K. $100 Linda & Mike T. $1,000 Mike M. $30.00 Craig & Kathy G. $100 Brian H. $100 Rick M. $100 Greg M. $100 Monica A. $100 Garrett & Maureen $100 Rina K. $50 Peter & Deb I. $100 Ed & Cindy W. $50 Dan D. $50 Craig D. $25 Kimberly N. $100 Larry S. $100 Patrick V. $25 Mario V. $500 Caryn C. $ 50 Chad & Laura E. $100 Sharla G. $100 J&C Baxter $50 Rebecca S. $100 Ray T. $250 Don & Joann E. $50 Barbara C. $50 Lori N. $100 Terry N. $250 Miriam D. $100 Ramie B. $30 Bobby L. $50 Natalie H. $200 Lou & Lisa DZ $100 Kristina T. $100 Christine B. $50 Judy J. $100 Angel C. $200 Eric G/ $300 Arturo & Ava $500 Kathy & Jim OB $100 Cabo Cantina staff $500 Tres Sirenas staff $550 Cabo Azul staff $200 Valet Parking staff $45 Lou P. $225 Mel & Sue W. $200 Julie B. $75 Vickie McE. $100 Richard A. $100 Tracy C. $100 Stephanie R. $100 Gregory B. $25 Taras P $200 Janet D. $100 Leslie B. $200 Quinn P. $50 Linda K. $25 Paula W. $25 Reggie B. $50 John G. $100 Nacho EC $50 Corey & Vicky H. $50 James S. $100 Gerri A. $50 Kimberly M. $30 Patsy S. $25 Suzanne W. $50 Tanya H. $50 Ryan & Clarissa $200 Heather H. $2000 Brenda O.A $100 Lanae D. $100 James B. $60 Cindy & Frank $150 John & Jan K. $100 Carrie McM. $50 Gayle S. $50 Sr. Torres $500 Maureen H. $50 Rick M. $200 Patricia M. $100 Aaron & Terri F. $100 Don B. $200 Garrett & Maureen $100 Debbie F. $50 Craig & Kathy G. $100 Jason & Rhonda $500 Jennifer P. $50 Rose Mary CC. $25 Federico & Louisa $500 Karen $20 Cindy D. $50 Zoila T. $100 Galdino L. $250 Peggy W. $100 Susan L. $100 Dave & Alvie VA. $100 Marissa & Alexis $175 Bob & Angie D. $200 Dave & Marnie B. $125 Bill J. $100 Cindy C. $50 John & Peggy M. $500 Lou P. $500 Jose R. $100 Jerry G. $50 SLV Tech. $50.00 Patty DC. $100 Michelle P. $100 Jim & Pam C. &500 Viviana D. $50 Corneal $25 Kamie & Scott $100 Don L. $25 Fran S. $100 Pattie U. $100 You can also contribute by depositing directly to Roberto's account at any OXXO (within Mexico). Email or Whatsapp a photo of the deposit. sbeidysandoval14@gmail.com
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