April 14th -

Greetings and thanks for checking in. Your guest blogger for today is Dave as Andi has taken a much needed (and deserved!) break. She has returned home for a few days of R & R.

Steve is settling into his new digs and today was filled with lots of activity. Speech therapy was in several times (Steve was not the most cooperative-she would ask the same basic questions and he would look at her with contempt!) and testing and evaluating.
Respiratory tech was in a LOT as he is breathing too fast for the machine and it has alarms sounding at frequent intervals. We met with staff this AM before Andi left and they are treating him for a tough strain of pneumonia. Yes, a different one that is hard to treat. If you pray for nothing else during the next few days, be sure to cover this one. They are testing to find the best drug to combat it.
He was awake and busy this afternoon. With the fever from the infection, he is hot but active. He is frustrated with being there and all the restrictions. Impatient with the long time (he only knows the last few weeks at best) it has taken to recuperate, he wants to go home. The lipreading is not easy for either side of that game, either.

Thanks for all your kind words, comments, and prayers. It sure helps to encourage all of us in the family and will be cherished forever.