Our cautious optimism continues.
All day yesterday as well as overnight, Dave's temperature was normal and his vitals signs are excellent. What a strong man he is.
He is in some pain at times, especially when the painkiller wears off a little. I can tell he's in pain when his brow furrows and small lines appear on his eye lids. I inform his nurse and she immediately prepares a syringe for his painkiller.
He didn't wake for me last night except to open his eyes very briefly.
The nurses who changed his bandage were expecting the worst (especially since both of them had already seen the wound in his neck earlier in the week), they said that they were pleasantly surprised by the condition of the wound this time. He will, however, be going in for surgery again today so that the doctor can scrape any dead tissue away and for a closer look at his wound. He will also send the small camera back up his nose and down near his lungs to be sure that no infection is taking hold there.
Dave's blood sugar levels are all out of whack. Apparently this is "normal" for people who are on the type of medications that he is on and it is not to be worried about. The nurses test his sugar levels every 4 hours and administer insulin as needed. The poor man is becoming a pin-cushion!
I was encouraged to bring music for Dave to listen to, so I will be commandeering Ben's MP-3 player and downloading some soothing music. It has been clinically proven that certain types of music promote healing and well being. We'll take all the healing we can get!
Surgery is at 9 AM.
Benjamin is coming home tonight and will resume his studies tomorrow. Thankfully he's only missed 1 day of school throughout this ordeal (so far). Having him home in the evenings will be more of a challenge for me to be able to visit Dave, but we've already heard of some ideas in the works with the men of our Church to take Ben under their wings in the coming week. We are extremely grateful for this.
You'll notice that at the bottom of each post there is a place where it says "Comments". Please feel free to leave messages to Dave here if you wish. I will read them to him.
More news tonight. Have a great day!
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5 comments:
Hi. Its Ben. Its good that my dad is getting better bit by bit. I sure hope that he's up and running again soon. Please pray for him.
Ben
Prayers are being lifted for you here in Washington!!! Please fight and get better soon! We all love you and are doing what we can to support Lynn and Ben through this from a distance!
Many prayers for you my strong Brother!
We are keeping track of your progress Dave, and are praying for your quick recovery.
Love Pat and Roland
Our prayers and our love are
with you-it's going to be a rough ride-hang in there-Diane Bisson
I am amazed at how strong you and Lynn have been during this trial. I see the hand of the Lord in helping to guide all the caretakers involved here, and pray we will continue to be supported by your prayers. We have terrific friends and are grateful for all that you do for us. I am sure both Dave and Lynn did not realize how much they are loved.
Hang in there, Dave, and let those angels minister to you.
Love....Mom
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