Monday

Monday 1/5/09
This morning was a good morning!
We were rested and feeling good after the last visit.

Dad is fully awake and very alert this morning.
He had that bone crushing "prayer grip" on each hand that he touched.
I had to tell him to relax it so that he didn't over exert himself and get his heart rate up too high. He smiled.

When Beverly walked in, his heart rate set off an alarm...just kidding...but he was visibly very happy to see her.

He is frustrated that he cannot talk back but is in good humor and even did sign language to his great-granddaughter Makaleigh.

It was hard to leave when our time was up, but we are grateful and cherish this short time.

During this shift, the med team is going to take him off the ventilator to see if he can breathe on his own and maintain O2 levels high enough to remove the intubation tube.

We are hopeful that at 1:00 p.m. we will see him without that hindrance.

God is good.