Sorry this is a bit late for an AM report, but I wasn't quite sure when the night ended and the day began since we spent so much of the night awake. The great news is that Justin was able to nurse at about midnight! That is wonderful for us. During the night we had: 3 respiratory treatments, 3 bloods pressure/temp checks, 1 weight check, 1 chest x-ray, about 6 different medicines given (some IV and some oral), 2 blood draws, and about 20 monitor alarms. We have learned to silence the alarms VERY quickly!
Through it all, Justin did great. He managed to sleep through some and not others, but he never really fussed. We were prepared for some really tough times as he came of the strong pain meds and transitioned to less potent varieties. He ate like a CHAMP, like he hadn't eaten in oh, about 4 days! They were considering removing the second chest tube so we had to hold off feeding him this morning, but it is still draining, so we will try again tomorrow.
As of right now, Randy is still here, but they have come by to try to tell him to leave. We are trying to see if he can stay, but we are struggling with doing the right thing. Travis is well-cared for, but Randy is concerned about me and how I will hold up. We will be sure to give updates when we can about what happens.
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Maybe Randy can hide in that storage closet we mentioned a couple of weeks ago? Surely if he can hang around till this afternoon sometime they won't make him leave. But if they do make him leave, God won't. He won't ever, ever, ever stop being right there by your side, holding you up. You, who can manage an entire plane-load of weirdos who don't might have had "one too many" or forgotten to take a shower or whatever, can definitely handle whatever the next couple of days bring. You are one of God's chosen -- you are HIS. And you are so very precious to Him.
Love you,
d.
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