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<\/a><\/p>\nDAVE RYLES, LES EATHORNE AND BEN MANCHION<\/p>\n
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This is another update on Dave Ryles (formerly Pyles), a 1969 East Bremerton High School graduate and three-sport athlete.\u00a0 It’s a heartbreaking time for all that love Ryles as he struggles through a stroke and other complications.<\/p>\n
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By Patti Ryles<\/p>\n
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For me, these journal updates are getting harder and harder because I’d love to tell everyone about the progress Dave is making but he really isn’t.\u00a0 He has good days and bad, sometimes he sleeps all day other days he’s more alert.\u00a0 There are small improvements.\u00a0 He rode the exercise bike for 10 minutes the other day but was so exhausted he was asleep before he got back to his room.\u00a0 He does have most of the movement back on his left side but it is still very weak.\u00a0 His progress has been so minimal that his insurance company, Premera, who was supposed to cover 2 months of the nursing facility has stopped paying as of last week after only 3 weeks of coverage.\u00a0 Dave hasn’t progressed enough for their standards so they have stopped paying<\/p>\n
He’s still the kind, thoughtful and generous man we have all known and loved for so many years but mentally the memory and comprehension just aren’t there.\u00a0 He does well remembering things that happened 20 years ago but simply doesn’t understand anything in the present, doesn’t understand that he’s sick.\u00a0 With me he’ll tell me how miserable he is, he just wants to go home and doesn’t understand why\u00a0 he can’t.\u00a0 He’ll ask me “what are we doing tonight” and I’ll gently remind him he can’t go anywhere and it’s so heartbreaking to watch his face because again he doesn’t understand he’s sick and why I get to leave and he doesn’t.\u00a0 The only thing that cheers him up are visitors and dogs, it doesn’t even matter whose dog.<\/p>\n
Those of you who have visited, I thank you from the bottom of my heart.\u00a0 Those who haven’t, I totally understand and Dave would too.\u00a0 It’s very hard to see anyone in Dave’s condition and because we love him, it’s even harder.\u00a0 Please keep the prayers going.\u00a0 Thank you, Patti<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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