Settled and stable

Well, despite having an insight into the possible cause of what had been causing my Dad's heart to stop last night, he had three more "episodes" today (bringing his total number of heart stoppages to twenty one!) and this was a cause of some concern. Finally, they decided to remove the central IV line from his right shoulder and replace it with a new line into his left shoulder. Then it came to light that the dramatic drop in blood pressure and heartbeat might also be a reaction to one of the drugs that had been given to him for his irregular pulse. A decision was made to change one of the antibiotics he's receiving and to stop the drug that might possibly be the cause of the heart stoppages. By late afternoon he was sedated and sleeping, though he did have a couple more episodes in the evening. Doctors say that he is "stable, but poorly" after his ordeal.  My Dad has been through so much over the past sixteen days. Please join us in praying that there will be no further setbacks. As for us, we're all becoming aware of our sleep deprivation and will be trying to get an early night tonight.