Friday Fun

Good evening! Today was a great day for my dad. His breathing tube was removed and now he is only wearing a mask that gives him a small amount of oxygen but he won't have that for long. His breathing numbers (namely the oxygen in his blood) look great. We have to keep encouraging him to cough because coughing helps loosen the junk in his throat and lungs and will hopefully keep him from getting pneumonia.

He has not had a fever in at least a day which is GREAT! His skin is still red but the rash looks much better and the redness is starting to go away.

He opened his eyes a lot today and talked to us a few times. He is moving around a lot and is nodding and shaking his head as responses to questions. He even gave Tip a little wave when he left today :)

We are still waiting on some tests to try and pin down the source of the infection but the antibiotics they are giving him are definitely helping. Feel free to come by and visit him. He may be switching rooms in the next day or two so you can check in at the front desk to see where he is.