| SUNDAY, JULY 06, 2008 09:15 PM, CDT |
| Announcement: Sign-up sheet website OPEN A website at http://www1.mysignup.com/fop has been created to coordinate the efforts of those who would like to volunteer to take a shift watching Paul at night or provide an evening meal. |
| SUNDAY, JULY 06, 2008 09:14 PM, PDT |
| While I was making the previous entry, the respiratory nurse came in and checked Paul's breathing again. He was doing so well, that they switched the respirator into a mode in which it only assists Paul when his oxygen levels start to drop. Most of the time, he is breathing on his own, despite having the tube in his mouth. For tonight, at least, the breathing tube will stay in. Most of the rest of the day was uneventful. Paul is being roused approximately every hour to assess his neurological responses. Some tests are better than others. Tonight he apparently tried to pull his breathing tube out with his right hand. This is good news since the responses on his right side have been lagging those on his left. Thanks to everyone who visited today, and to whomever it was that brought the enchiladas, they were a big hit. Thanks to Leslie and Janet for volunteering to stay the night, and to Jim, Bob, Amy and John for volunteering to get Hal to the hospital in morning every day this week! The nurse did say that when we visit Paul it's okay to talk softly and soothingly to him, but she asked that we keep our side conversations to a minimum, or take them outside the room. She felt that Paul was listening to everything and that was detracting from his ability to focus internally. |
| SUNDAY, JULY 06, 2008 11:57 AM, PDT |
| Hal provided two more bit of news when I arrived this morning. The first was that Paul responded to his name when the Neurosurgeons examined him, and the second is that Paul does have a bit of pneumonia in one lung (the right, I think). Fortunately, they started the antibiotics yesterday, so hopefully, we'll nip that problem in the bud. The doctors says that all of his trends are still positive, and he's still on track to have facial surgery on Tuesday. --Kris. |
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