Boz Hot Dogs - Lansing

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Lansing History: How Boz Hot Dogs came to Lansing - The Lansing Journal Local AdvertiserLANSING, Ill. — What do you call that hot dog stand at 2513 Ridge Road? Boz or Bozo? The first stand opened in Dolton as Bozo Hot Dogs in 1969. But when the owners applied for federal registration, Larry Harmon Pictures, owner of the Bozo name and clown character, called them on in...

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Update 3.18.26

We made the decision to move Bob home on Thursday to be on Hospice. He wants to go home. ❤️

Update 3.12.26

Last night Bob ate his entire dinner. He had been pretty tired most of Wednesday, but surprised us with his ability to feed himself. He went to sleep right afterwards, around 8 pm.

He was awake at 4 am this morning, Thursday, asking the NCCU nurse for a sandwich. By 6 am he was up in his chair. The Physical Therapist, May, had arranged with us yesterday to come to work with Bob at 8 am, so Jess and Tommy went up to the hospital to observe while I was working.

May worked with him for about an hour, doing exercises to strengthen his core, like reaching for the nearby bed rail and pulling himself forward in the seat of the chair. May sat facing him in the chair for a lot of the therapy work. At one point Jess sat in the same place and he was able to sit forward and really hug her.

The PT doctor, Dr. Abdel, came at the end of the session. Both May and Dr. Abdel feel that Bob is not strong enough for the Acute Rehab Unit on 6 South, because right now they don't think he could handle 3 hours of therapy 5 days in a row every week. They suggested that he continue physical therapy at home once he is considered to be medically stable enough for discharge. We will have to have a hospital bed, Hoyer lift, and wheelchair for him at the house. Dr. Abdel hopes being home will also help Bob recover emotionally, which might be the catalyst that is necessary in his fight to regain his strength.

Ocuupational Therapy also came to work with him today. He did a lot of exercises with his hands, arms, feet, and legs. These are all movements that we can help him practice daily even if PT or OT don't come to see him. He has been eating his meals by himself with his right hand only, but they believe with exercise he will be able to regain strength in his left arm and leg. OT wants him to work on strengthening his neck muscles because he has been leaning his head forward and to the side. They suggested heat packs to loosen the muscles and don't want him to have too many pillows jammed in behind his head. Now that he is 5 weeks post-op, the head of his bed can be lower than 30°, which makes it easier to lay back.

Bob was in the recliner chair for almost 10 hours today, from 6 am to 3:45 pm which is good for strengthening his core.

Bob did not eat much for lunch, but he ate all of his dinner again tonight. Even if he doesn't eat much, we are making sure he is getting enough protein at each meal with protein shakes, milk, and Magic Cup ice cream.

Right now he is on the list to be transferred back to the Cancer floor, 3 South, but they do not have any beds available tonight. Here we go again!

I massaged and lotioned his hands for a long time tonight and was able to soften and remove a lot of the calluses and dead skin that have built up during his hospital stay.

I added a picture that Jess took yesterday. It is now my home and lock screen on my phone.

Update 3.7.26

They called a Rapid Response Alert on Bob for low blood pressure and increased lethargy this morning. He was moved to the Pulmonary Critical unit on the 5th floor around 1:30 pm so that he could be monitored more closely. He had a fever of 103° when he arrived, and they applied ice packs and administered Tylenol.

Once on the 5th floor, his responsiveness declined further. He was able to say a few words, nod his head, squeeze his hand, give a thumbs up, and wiggle his toes when requested, but he often needed to be roused with a sternum rub. He is sleeping most of the time.

The doctors say there is no question that he is declining, and the fevers he has exhibited on and off over the past few days indicate he is fighting, but it is just one issue after another: high and/or low blood pressure, elevated heart rate, fever, limb swelling, rapid breathing, low responsiveness, weakness.

I had two choices:

1) Move him to the NCCU and provide him with medical help to possibly bring down his fever and possibly improve his consciousness

OR

2) Leave him on the 5th floor and provide only Comfort Care (Palliative Care), which would stop all medical assistance except for meds for pain and/or anxiety (Ativan and Morphine).

In either case, I would be changing the code to be a DNR (do not resuscitate) in the event that he stops breathing. No chest compressions, no shocking, no intubation, and no ventilator.

I chose to move him to the NCCU. I can change him to Comfort Care whenever it feels like that is necessary.

Bob was moved to the NCCU around 5 pm, and we found familiar faces who greeted me with hugs. Love is his nurse and T is his CNA. It feels right.

They put in an NG tube for meds and nutrition, and they also set up a continuous EEG for the next 24 hours to monitor his brain waves for seizures. No nutrition will be given through the tube tonight. They will wait till tomorrow to see how he is and if he can swallow.

I am still in his NCCU room now, working on next week's schedules. I am probably going to go home tonight to try to get some sleep.

They are not sure what is causing his lethargy, so this is their biggest concern. Potentially the meds they are giving him will work over the next several hours to break his fever and improve his responsiveness.

Wednesday, July 16th is National Hot Dog Day!

Classic BOZ hot dogs are $3.25 each!

The Lansing location is open from 10:30 to 3:00.

Re-opening on Tuesday, March 25th. Open from 10:30 - 3:00.

We will dearly miss our long-time customer, Jim Kolosh. He was a wonderful man who touched so many lives, and his obituary was perfectly written.

His weekly order was memorized by every Boz employee, who would start making his food as soon as he got out of his car. He would often have exact charge ready.

We would regularly ask about the family, hear the news when another grandchild got married, or when a new great-grandchild was born, and of course, always send our "hellos" to "His Bride." He was a jokester and would tell us that sometimes when Margaret was working on one of her puzzles, he would hide a piece or two. "I've gotta keep her on her toes, but I never let her search too long."

We called him often to pick up metal scrap, most recently this summer, an old ice machine. If Bob didn't run out to get there first, he would be trying to wrestle the items onto the bed of his truck single-handedly.

RIP Jim.

Obituary: James F. Kolosh - The Lansing Journal Obituary Jim Kolosh age 91 of Lansing, IL, devoted husband, father, brother, uncle, grandpa, story teller, scrapper, and friend to many, passed away peacefully with family and friends by his side

FREE ADMISSION & FREE BOZ HOT DOGS!
21st Annual Latino Resource Fair •Saturday, October 5th
•10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
•hosted by the Hammond Hispanic Community Committee of Northern Indiana (HHCC)
•Morton High School Gymnasium Hammond, Indiana
•NO entrance fee
•NO advanced registration needed to attend

In addition to local resource vendors:
FREE entertainment 🎶 💃🕺
FREE BOZ HOT DOGS 🌭🌭
FREE health screenings 🏥
FREE raffles 🎁
FREE haircuts ✂️

Last year, 68 vendors were in attendance, including information about:
•scholarships for graduating seniors of the School City of Hammond
•local colleges
•social services
•legal agencies
•churches
•insurance
•healthcare
Additionally, some merchants will be selling products at the event.

For more information about the Hammond Hispanic Community Committee of Northern Indiana or to make a donation, please visit https://www.hhccin.com/.