Happy St. Patrick's Day, everyone; I know John wishes he could be sharing a green beer with you.
We did have a real scare earlier this week but John took a day or two to pool all of his resources and has made some important improvements since then. He is maintaining his own blood pressure and oxygen saturation and these are both very important for getting off the ventilator. I feel like I have told you this before but this time, it has been for an extended period of time and the medical staff evaluate it as a definite improvement in his condition.
John has reached a (good) plateau and also pretty much the limit for the length of time he can be intubated. If he remains at this level or improves some more, treatment on the ventilator can continue with a tracheostomy. Platelet counts are still low, as they have been for such a long time now, but he is getting transfusions as preparation.
The doctors, nurses and we are all feeling much better; I hope this brief update leaves you feeling better too. There is still a very long row to hoe here but John has a fighting chance and a history of beating the odds :)
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