Saturday Evening

Meredith spent all day with Dad today. Some good things have happened today, but things are still not overwhelmingly good. The good news is that they did a breathing trial with dad where they took him partially off the vent for 2 hours, and he did so well that they extended it to 4 hours. Also, Mom says that he really squeezed her hand hard today, which he hasn't done for a few days. He still won't respond to commands, but he does appear to be looking around a little more perhaps.

Also, his left side is more tense and rigid than before, mostly from lack of use. They have told us that we need to move his arm and leg for him throughout the day to help with that.

The neurologists have ordered another CT scan for tonight, but we're not sure exactly why they want to do that. The MRI is still pending, and may get cancelled entirely as they're quite difficult to do with patients like Dad.

Finally, Dad continues to choke on his intubation periodically, so we're eager for him to have the tracheotomy next week. It should help him relax more comfortably. Also, today we were given some very yummy food by kind friends, which is an awesome improvement over take out!