Mike continues to remain the same. He is still talking well, eating solids and only needs the vent during the evening. This is good news of course, but we want to see improvement too, so he can get to rehab. The plan now is that when he is stable in all other areas except the vent requirement they are going to have him moved to a Specialty Care Hospital. Some of the tings that need to stablize are the secretions he continues to have. For a time they seem to stop, but every so often they will kick in again and if not caught in time, could set him back again with his lung filling. There is no real time table for this, just a wait and see.
The Specialty Car Hospital is still a full care facility but they are a step dopwn for a Hospital ICU Unit. He would go there until he is weaned from the vent permanently and then to Rehab. There are several facilities that are rated as excellent. For instance, Johns Hopkins and University Of Maryland Medical Center are reated #3 and #12 in the country for Pulmonary Medicine. They are both in Baltimore.
Other than that, they want Mike up in his chair at least once a day to help is lungs and to keep the status quo on everyting else. His spirits are good, still, even though he is sick of the hospital and does at times have some "grey days" he continues to inspire and amaze me. He never complains or whines or feels sorry for himself even with all the hardships he faces.
Red
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He is AMAZING! Thanks for the update Red. I hope he will be well enough to move soon!
Love, Kristen
My son Mike is the strongest man I know. He is so tolerant with everything he has to go through. I know he would like to see more friends instead of just mostly family. Please remember to stop by if you can before he gets moved to maybe Baltimore. Thank you for all your continued support of Mike.
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