He's very motivated. But he's also very tired now. And it's still a struggle to
get enough breath. But at least he can get a lot of what he needs on his own.
In the past week they've weaned him off the sedative propothol, the several
antibiotics and some other psychotropic medications. He also had the chest tube
removed, the one that drained almost 4 liters of fluid off his lungs during the
past week. When they found the fluid on a CT scan and put in the chest tube,
the road to recovery suddenly widened and somehow got paved. <g>
--Bob
---- Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> That is good to see, Bob. He appears to walk very strongly.
>
> A very nice production by all of you.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <bwhitmire@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: "Olympus Camera Discussion" <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, February 18, 2012 3:16 PM
> Subject: [OM] (OT) Ben's Walk
>
>
> > So, No. 2 Sn is still in intensive care, but is showing signs of recovery.
> > The main issue his his lungs, and acute respiratory distress syndrome.
> >
> > At the moment, they are weaning him off the ventilator. Still on it at
> > night, on fairly minimal settings, but during the day he divides his time
> > between something called CPAP and the trach collar. CPAP uses the
> > ventilator, but lets him do most of the breathing work. The trach collar
> > simply blows oxygen in at about 40 percent and he does all the work.
> >
> > But rather than go on in words, I suggest anyone who is interested check
> > out the following YouTube video. Footage shot this morning (Saturday) with
> > my iPhone. Assembly and credits by my daughter in law, who put it together
> > in a few minutes while sitting in the ICU waiting room.
> >
> > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PhSoEqTrPU
> >
> > It's a private setting, so you have to have the link to get there. A
> > search won't find it.
> >
> > He's got a ways to go, but he's come a long way.
> >
> > As you can see, your prayers, good wishes, positive energy, etc., have had
> > their intended effect. The docs are talking about moving him out of ICU to
> > a pulmonary rehab floor as soon as next week.
> >
> > Thanks agan for all your support.
> >
> > --Bob
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