a long day

Today has been very long. it started out with an appointment for the kids and i and just went from there. yesterday and today for Chris were about the same he is at a point that i call semi-stable. he is not crashing badly every time someone touches him but he is nowhere near out of the danger zone. For the lat 48 hours he has been ,
-at about 65 or so on the life support machine.
-at a peep of 15 now down to 10. good
-oxy consistently in the low 90's
-on a lasix drip
-on an insulin drip
-his pulse is slower now. around 105. much better.
-increase in sedation meds because he is building a tolerance.
-he has developed a small sore the size of a nickel on the back of his head, of all places.
-his glucose was in the 100's
the nurses are doing a really great job at keeping up with Chris's personal hygiene, including great dental care. his skin is a bit dry in a few places like his feet but that is it. that is a big relief for me.
Dr.G indicated today it is very possible but no guarantee that Chris will continue to be on life support for a few more weeks.
Chris got a trake consult today. The nurses managed to catch the Trake Dr for me on the phone just before the Trake Dr left the hospital. i was unable to get to the hospital in time to meet the Trake Dr in person. The Trake Dr said that because Chris is a big guy and he may have a particular vein in the way it may not be safe to do a trake. the trake Dr will know more tomorrow after looking at some tests and possibly ordering more tests.as i understand it, IN GENERAL it is considered healthier for very ill patients on long term life support, like Chris to have their life support through a trake instead of their mouth if possible.
today for just a moment when the nurses were refilling some of Chris's IV sedation meds he came to just a micro smidgen and looked right at me. it was good to have him look at me again even if only for about 5 seconds.

to all my family,extended family, friends and 4-H
Thank You all so much for being their for me and the kids, and all the offers of help in any form especially childcare. Thank you all so much. You all make such a difference.

To The Girls: See you tomorrow. and Thanks for dinner Soto.

To Mike And Tom: wow, the jeep runs awesome. THANK YOU

Goodnight
The 3 of us