Monday - 13 May 2013

 

Day 25

 

Ghost riders on duty again as Doug is experiencing something called ICU delirium and is not as sharp as a tack.  The good news is that his heart is doing well without supportive measures.  His liver has recovered and kidney function is greatly improved.  The plan is to have a transition day tomorrow basically weaning him off continuous dialysis so that he can be transferred to the inpatient bone marrow transplant unit a floor up.  He is currently stable and getting better.  He is experiencing physical weakness due to the hit that he took with loss of kidney/liver function.  We have been told that both the physical weakness and the cognitive confusion will improve over time. 

 

Prayers are always requested.  Keep the emails coming.  We are using them as cognitive hooks for him.  dwheeless05@gmail.com