Thursday, March 5, 2009
March 5, 2009
Hello! This was an uneventful day so far. But that is better than what it could be. He is still on the normal ventilator and is holding his oxygen well. The sedative was wearing off so he was starting to breath against the machine, so they had to give him more. That is OK at least it is not the paralyzer. He started to get a fever so the doctor ordered some more blood tests. They just hope it is not a new infection. He is still on dialysis but is running just fine. The machine is giving his kidneys a break so he can be on the machine for a while before it becomes too much. The goal for the doctors at this point is to wean him off the vent and start breathing on his own. It is going to be a long process but hopefully successful. I am very excited to see grandma and Lexie tomorrow and I hope it will be a good visit. He is responding to voices more so I will talk more and let him know what is going on in the world. Thank you all for keeping us in your thoughts and prayers and talk to you later!!
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Andrea - thank you for setting up this blog.
ReplyDeleteI work with Steve and I know we all miss him greatly and are pulling for him.
It was nice meeting you yesterday and seeing Steve. I told him we needed him back at work, but also that I looked forward to motorcycling with him down in Arizona some day.
We plan on going to see Steve next week and in the future since it's only a 5 minute bus trip from work to the hospital. I look forward very much to talking to/and with Steve soon.
Please let me know if I may do anything for you and your family. (also - I travel monthly to the Phoenix area and can easily carry stuff back and forth between Denver and Phoenix if necessary.)
Take care and keep the faith.
- Roland Erickson
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