He’s still heavily sedated, today, which is actually good because it shows that his vitals are holding. They’ve lowered the sedation to about half of what it was yesterday and the good news is that he’s not getting upset or stressing with the additional consciousness. His favorite doctor, Dr. Persich, has visited and let us know that they’re going to put a feeding tube into his stomach. He’s been getting Ensure through a tube in his nose for a few days. But, they’re saying that the nasal feeding tube isn’t a long term solution and that with the way things are looking, he should be getting fed through a tube that goes to his stomach. The physical therapist also visited today and was encouraged by what she sees. She says that she sees movement on his left side and thinks he might be rehabilitable to a point that he could handle steps. He opened eyes today and was able to move his eyes well enough to look at Maw Maw, Lori, and Kyle and was able to recognize everyone; but, he wasn’t able to move his head enough to look around the room. We haven’t seen the neuro-surgeon since Friday – and, as he said, no news is good news, so we’re not missing him.
My mom’s decided to start eating better. With the hurry to get up there in the morning, the distraction all day and late night getting home, it’s been easy to forget to eat right. So, today, she’s started making sure that she’s getting more frequent and more nutritious meals.
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