Mike is doing very well, thank God. He is in and out of his wheelchair every day and seems almost normal accept for the Tracheotomy. His is still on the vent at night, but this is the next step in is total recovery.
I had a one on one meeting with his Dr yesterday and he explained everything in detail. Mike no longer has Pneumonia. He is on the ventilator to help support his breathing because he has been on it so long his lungs have become weak, and especially at night when you sleep your breathing becomes even more relaxed. The vent helps keep his lungs expanded so the left one one start to collapse again. Not due to fluid, but due to it just not being strong enough at this point. When the lung collapses and comes in contact with itself, that is when the mucus forms as a bodily reflex and that is what fills it up.
Mike has chosen to go to the hospital in Washington, DC for the Vent Weaning Program. We aren't sure when he will be transferred, but likely it will be soon. I will let everyone know when it is a definite.
He is having withdrawal from not seeing and Red Sox games and now that he has a new hat courtesy of his Grandparents, he is even more anxious. Check out the new picture.
Red
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
2 comments:
Super great picture ! Love the hat ! Glad to hear he is doing so much better.
Much Love, Aunt Sylvia
Love seeing him smiling with that Red Sox hat! So sorry Michael and I aren't going to make it down this trip, but we hope to get down for a long visit with everyone later this summer! Please give him a big kiss for me!! I think of him everyday and am so glad he getting much better!
Love Kristen
Post a Comment