Notes from the MICU, Pneumonia
Thank you all for the out pour of love, prayers and support for Dick!!!! Love to all!! Dick is going through a very difficult time. Bad pneumonia, collasped lungs, he is sedated at this time with a breathing tube but lungs were pretty much cleaned out and will have a new chest x-ray again tommorrow. Pretty much started with a cough on Mon and taken to hosp Wens morn. Thanks again :))October 14 at 8:29pm Today was just a little bit of a set back, chest x-ray was not as clear as they hoped it would be so they were not able to try to let him breath on his own with the CPAP trial. Today they are just trying to loosen stuff in the lungs with respitory therapy and suction He is sedated not so much so we have been able to move him a bit and do range of movement in his arms & legs. Thank you all :))October 15 at 5:28pm Good things are happening, Dick passed his CPAP test and has been breathing on his own. Depending on his next chest x-ray today, they may be able to remove the breathing t...