Ron slept better last night from 10:30 to 3:00 a.m.  The doctor left orders for him not to be wakened up for cough / suctioning or blood pressure / temperature checks unless he was already awake.  Then he slept all morning from 7:30 to noon -- right through Laura stopping for a half-hour on her way to work.  They were weaning him from the ventilator yesterday and today -- four hours on, four hours off...  He did very well, except for the anxiety attack last night.  His O2 saturation stayed right up at 96% and above.  It switches so gradually that he can't tell when they do it, and slept right through it most times.  Soon they will be having him on the vent only at night for 8 hours.  The doctors are all very happy with his progress.  they say the numbers look great, and he's gaining strength well.

He is still on the Cefepime antibiotic for 12 more days.  They are still treating the mouth infection, and his Atavan has been cut to an "as-needed" basis.  He did get some this afternoon when he had a headache.  His pulled muscles were not bothering him today, so he was able to do more coughing to get the stuff out of his lungs.

He sat up in the chair this evening for an hour.  I gave him a "pedicure" and trimmed a couple fingernails.  He was in pretty good spirits today.  Hope he sleeps well tonight.

Thank you, everyone for all the help, the cards, the prayers, the messages, the meals, and visits!

Love,
EJ