3/19

John had an uneventful and what seemed to be a fairly comfortable day.  He was evaluated for the tracheostomy which is now scheduled for tomorrow as long as the platelet transfusion he will receive before then get his counts high enough.  Confidence is high that all of those details will work out.  All of the medical folk affirm that he will be much more comfortable and that weaning from the ventilator will be easier with a trach than intubation.  So, say an extra prayer tonight and tomorrow for John.  The odds for a recovery from this pneumonia are still stacked against him but every small step forward he can take may help him beat the odds again.  Today, John's oncologist said some patients just seem to have 9 lives and maybe John will be one of them.  We all believe that - especially tomorrow, the first day of spring.