Day 3

Jeff had a long, but comfortable night last night in his new private room, but he’s still in the ICU. He is still on the ventilator, which is one of our biggest hurdles right now. It’s not that he can’t breath on his own, but with the fluid building in his lungs it’s much easier to control all aspects of his airway with the ventilator. They did a bronchoscopy, which is where they take a culture of the fluid in his lungs. We are waiting to get the results to see what is causing the fluid to develop. They started him on another round of antibiotics in an effort to fight off any infection. They are also starting respiratory therapy to help break up the fluid in his lungs to make it easier to suction out. When I came in today I was happy to see that they removed the tape from his face that is holding his tube in his mouth. Jeff appears to be more comfortable and I’m sure that he is happy they removed the split from his right hand. All vitals are good. Stay tuned!