Just a quick update on Dad tonight...
They had a little trouble weaning him off the ventilator last night so they decided to consult a pulmonologist. They finally got him extubated this evening! I wish we could have seen him without the breathing tube before we left but I'm just glad it's finally out! He has sleep apnea and sleeps with CPAP every night so they are making him wear it all the time right now. His kidneys and blood pressure were doing better so they stopped one of the medicines to help his kidneys function (it also helped his blood pressure some). Since stopping it his blood pressure has started to go back down. He remains on a continuous morphine drip to help control pain. He seems to be coming around slowly but definitely has a long way to go before a full recovery!
I'll continue to give updates every so often for those of you who are checking here for them. Robyn and I had to come back home today. It was so hard leaving Dad!
Hopefully we can make it down again very soon!
Good night all! And thanks for the prayers! They seem to be working! The power of prayer is amazing!
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