Dr. Kerwin said that Dad was "Mr. Perky" this morning, because he was awake a little. He was somewhat responsive, but did not always seem to understand what was being said to him. He's doing well on the ventilator, which means that once they do the tracheostomy tomorrow, they should be able to quickly wean him off the ventilator and have him breathing on his own. He had a little bit of a fever last night, but no signs of infection, so they are just watching that closely. His feet look much better and the gout seems to be completely gone. They also did a chest x-ray this morning and everything was clear.
Dad seems to be getting a little stronger each day. In addition to all the usual exercises, he stood up mostly under his own power during physical therapy this morning. We hope he continues this progress and we are looking forward to getting the tube out of his mouth tomorrow.
Sunday, July 12, 2009
7/12/09 - 1:30 pm - Update from Mike
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Thank you so much for keeping us up-to-date on the progress. You are all in our prayers daily. Your comments are filled with your testimonies and the strength of your family and so are inspiring to all who read them. I shall always be grateful for the visits your dad made to Harv during the last few weeks of his life. Harv enjoyed his associations with him. May the Lord continue to bless and strengthen each of you, as well as your father.
ReplyDeleteLove, Nancy Reed Harrop