Dad was breathing on his own for more than nine hours yesterday, only going back on the ventilator around midnight. Today, however, he was feeling very tired and weak, and experiencing quite a lot of pain and discomfort. So he wasn't speaking to us much today, but was sleeping on and off while we were there to see him. Medical staff say that perhaps they need to take things a little more slowly, as even the simplest of everyday tasks - breathing, eating, sitting up, etc - are quite exhausting for him. Concerned about his constant pain today, they prescribed a little more morphine this evening, and a sleeping pill that will hopefully help him to have a deep, pain-free sleep.
The good news, however, is that blood tests are beginning to show a decrease in Dad's underlying infection, and we pray that this trend will continue. Tonight, though, we're especially praying that he can get a really good night's sleep and not feel so weak and exhausted when he wakes up tomorrow.
