Great Day

Mike started out not doing too well. He was tired of having the BiPap mask on and kind of fed up. He really was bummed about the fluid in his lung too. Jean and I spoke to the nurse and asked for some answers on what goals he needed to get the mask off. She explained that until the fluid was under control, he had to keep it on, and that was pretty much what was keeping him back. The Dr. came and had a long talk with the three of us and explained a lot of things in terms we understood. Mike seemed to feel better and at least knew why he was getting the treatment and where he had to get to get out of here.

Now the good news... two therapists, one OC and one PT came in and worked on Mike for about 45 minutes. They had him tipped up with his head almost on the floor, then on his side, all kinds of positions while pounding on his back in all these positions. This was to help get the goop out of his lung. They suctioned a lot while doing this with him coughing. We could hear it out in the hallway.

The Dr. also changed his pain meds to a patch. Within a few hours Mike was alert, bright eyed and talking normal (for a change) he didn't mind the beating he took because the therapists were young pretty girls who he flirted with the whole time. He was laughing at Sinefeld on the TV too.

If you think that's good news.... earlier in the day we were with him and Jean was lotioning his legs again and we did the touch test and he felt just about everything on both legs. He even got miffed when his mom did the test on his butt. The Dr.'s know about this and are now saying his injury is "incomplete" which is outstanding news. At this point it is the sensation of touch, no movement yet, but this is a great start.

All the paperwork is done to get him to NRH when he is ready.

Sorry we haven't called the family today, we were pretty busy and my cell phones were dead.

Jeff & Jean