David’s Story

Site created on October 31, 2019

Welcome to David Ketroser’s Caring Bridge site.  I started this site to be able to most efficiently share updates with family, friends, and loved ones.
My beloved husband has been struggling with massive infections of late, and on Sunday, October 27th,  he was admitted to Abbott Northwestern Hospital for the third time in the last six months or so, and this time he was admitted to the Neurology Critical Care Unit. He is in critical (but stable) condition, on a ventilator and in a medically induced coma to try to stop a condition called status epilepticus,  continuous sub-clinical  seizures in the brain.  This is extremely serious and can be life-threatening. He is also battling aspiration pneumonias and other lung infections.  
David has fought his way out of perilous health situations before, and we are counting on him being able to do that again now.  Thank you for caring about David. He is indeed a remarkable & inspirational person (he hates the “I” word!).  Your love and support is so appreciated.  If a man is judged by the company he keeps, David will be judged well, for all of you who care so much for this special man are amazing, marvelous, and cherished family, friends,  and colleagues. Your love and support means the world to us, and you are helping me personally get through this most difficult ordeal. 
Because of his fragile condition, no visitors are allowed.  Thank you for understanding and respecting his need to focus on healing (I have a feeling that he would not like all of this attention, but it is the easiest way for me to communicate with the many people who care about him and want to stay informed).
With tremendous gratitude,
Deidre Kellogg Ketroser  🥀

Postscript:
My beloved husband, the indomitable David Ketroser, M.D.,J.D., made his transition to his next adventure on Thursday, November 7th.
He died peacefully in my arms. I am still in stunned disbelief. 🥀💔🥀💔🥀💔🥀

Newest Update

Journal entry by Deidre Kellogg Ketroser

I wanted to share the text that I choose for the program and photos of the beautiful memorial candle, gifted to me by the funeral director. The text is on the candle and I think it suits David’s personality well. It is as follows:

Death is nothing at all. 
I have only slipped away into the next room. 
Whatever we were to each other, we still are. 
Call me by my old familiar name. 
Speak to me in the same, easy way you always have.  Laugh as we always laughed at the little jokes we enjoyed together. 
Play, smile, think of me, pray for me. 
Life means all that it ever meant. It is the same as it always was. There is absolute unbroken continuity. 
Why should I be out of your mind because I am out of your sight?  I am but waiting for you, at an interval somewhere very near, just around the corner. 
All is well. Nothing is past. Nothing has been lost. One brief moment and all will be as it was before, only better. Infinitely happier. 

We will be one, together forever. 

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