John's nurse reports that she has been able to discontinue the blood pressure med AND begin pulling off fluid - and John has been able to maintain his own blood pressure! This is great news. The nurse is getting him to the point where as much fluid is coming out as is going in.
He received some platelets; we'll see what kind of a bump he gets out of them. No news on a bronchoscopy.
His skin is beginning to break down a little so he will get an air mattress today and a consult from the wound care nurses. His nurses are trying to get on top of this before it becomes a problem.
He is close to the target feeding goal and is maintaining good blood sugars with only a tiny IV insulin dose. He only has to be tested once every two hours instead of every hour now that the sugar level has been more stable; this is great because having his finger pricked still hurts and his fingers are pretty beaten up. Soon they may be able to discontinue the IV insulin, test once every 6 hours and compensate for any fluctuations with a small shot of insulin.
Long way of saying he has made tons of progress overnight!
my prayers are with you. your are definitely among the feistiest of men, my dear john. you will pull through. i stongly look forward to a nother weekend on the deck at blue heron just laughing and laughing telling stories from the absurdities of our lives, and of course lynn's fabulous cooking and all. soul food in more than one way. if all obstacles are to prepare us for the next life accomplishment then you sure are destined for one hell of a life changing event. my family and i send healing thoughts, wishes for comfort and as much peace as this time can offer even if in slivers. you have a warrior spirit, of that i have no doubts. and with the strength of your forever heart partner, lynn, you'll triumph! the world needs more of john ritter, that's for sure! love you lots and lots and lots, claud
ReplyDeleteKeep it up John...I am still saving two seats at our table at the reunion for you and Lynn...October 26 at Iron Lakes. We WILL see you there.
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