Still has the breathing tube

The Drs are being cautious about the fluid. He is getting some short acting sedation to make sure he has comfortable nights and when he is moved around he is given short acting pain medications to minimize any pain that might cause. It is hard for us to stay away from him to keep him from getting agitated but that is the best thing for him. He won't get upset trying to communicate with us when he can't. We are still always in the room with him though.

Right now he is sleeping nicely, calmly, and vitals are stable and good. The team of Drs have been wonderful. We want to hurry, but we don't want to hurry. We want it to be the right decisions for him no matter how hard it is to see him like this.

This too, shall someday be a distant memory we will talk about. I know Dad will have hundreds of questions!

Sleeping well, slowly improving

He is still on the vent :( we keep hoping this will come out soon. He is breathing well on his own, but his lungs have some fluid again. It's a balancing act. He is being kept comfortable and mostly asleep. Not so agitated when he wakes up. If he sees/hears one of us he gets agitated because he wants to communicate and can't. So we  are here but staying quiet and out of the way. It's hard not to go to him when we see him awake but it is better for him. He is more calm that way. Vitals are stable.

He has fluid in his lungs again so they want to resolve that. The lung bacteria will be cultured all the way out by today so they will know the exact bacteria in there. He has no fever though, which is a good sign.

The SICU nurses and Drs are really great here at Vanderbilt. We are so fortunate to be here. The Hope Lodge has been wonderful as well.

Thank you all for the prayers, we have felt the strength from them!