July 19, 2007

Thursday:

Short and sweet. Michael has made progress in many areas. He has finished his last feeding at 10 ml every three hours and the next one will be at 15. His sedative settings have been turned down again, and he is enjoying company at his bedside. All of this is good news.

On the "life is not perfect" side of things, Michael's x-rays are still coming back cloudy in his upper right lung. The anti-secretion medication is not helping like the doctors would like, and the pulmonologist is being called in again. This is not something alarming, we are told, but it is a bit annoying because Michael can't come off the ventilator until the issue is resolved. We'll keep you posted.

All in all, a good day, but Mom and Dad are tired. There is something about hospital air....