- Dad still has a fever, and they're still trying to figure out the cause. One possibility is pneumonia, so they've cultured him.
- Still on the feeding tube, but they will allow him to try some food on his own and if he can swallow ok then they'll remove the tube. Somehow today the tube was partially dislodged so it was "re-installed" and mom said he handled it like a champ. Apparently he's really jonesin' for a Pepsi...
- The speech therapist and physical therapist met with him today. Should hear soon what their plans are on helping him and what his needs are for therapy.
- Dr. "Short On Words" Brain Surgeon checked on him today and said he was healing well.
- Mom says he's trying to talk, but his chords are still shot from the vent tube, so he's a little frustrated that he can't communicate very well. This should get better as the days allow his throat to heal up.
- Mom said his memory seems to be intact and he understands what has happened and the length of time this has been going on. But dad's long-term memory has never been a problem. He mostly has trouble with the short term.
- His blood pressure continues to be an issue, but hopefully the more days of rest and recovery he gets under his belt, the more likely it will be to resolve on its own.
Mom promises that she's going to sneak a picture of him on her cell phone and send it to me tomorrow. Can't tell you how much I miss him.
- Darcy
Random dad memory:
There were a few times in the winter that we got a good enough freeze that Fanno Creek behind our house in Greenway Park would freeze solid enough to walk on. So two or three times dad bundled me up in his old coat from when he was a kid and we went for an outing (once even in the freezing rain!) to trek through the ice and snow for a winter walk. There's even a picture somewhere that he took of me where I'm standing on the frozen Fanno Creek so bundled up you can't even tell it's me.
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