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Some good news is that the CMV numbers are all the way down to 300; they were at 1800 last week. No reports on the pseudomonas and fusarium infections although we are down to one antibiotic for each of them. A set back is that today John needs the ventilator to help with his breathing. He was on pressure support for 3 hours yesterday but couldn't tolerate more than that and was too tired today for pressure support. The bedsore is still terribly painful but it does have some granulating tissue around the edges; it is trying to begin healing. The speech and swallow team was here to begin their evaluation; they still have some follow up to do. PT is working a lot with John on range of motion and he is trying to help. John is pretty tired this evening, but the nurses tell me last night he asked to go home, this morning he said Good Morning to Donna, and this afternoon he was able to ask for a specific med (ativan) to help him get through the dressing change on the bedsore. He was able to communicate all of this by mouthing the words; he won't be able to talk until the vent can be capped. Thank you all for the cards, emails, pictures, and special gifts. I tell John all about them and all about you every day.