Hi Everyone -

Apologies for the delay... I had an early morning meeting that consumed me!  Dad had a good night last night.  Everything is still stable and not much has changed.  Vitals all look good and they have started him on a light dose of steroids to help strengthen his lungs.  Thanks for your continued thoughts!  Happy Monday![...]

Hi Everyone -

Dad is still stable. They had to turn the ventilator back up to 55% because his oxygen level was a little low.  Vitals are still good and really no change since last night.[...]

Hey everyone -

Dad is a still stable and vitals are all good!  Hope everyone has a wonderful rest of the weekend!  Having a couple of glasses of wine with the best friends anyone could ask for... couldn’t ask for more awesome support from them and y’all... so don’t panic if I post a little later tomorrow! ❤️❤️❤️  Hoping too many glasses of wine will make him perk up real quick 😁😁😁.  Love u all![...]

Hi Everyone - 

Dad is still stable!  Apologies for not posting last night.  Vitals still look good!  He will probably be in the ventilator at least another 5-6 days.  The doctors are waiting for him to get stronger before attempting to take him off the ventilator again.  Thanks for all the messages and thoughts...[...]

Hi Everyone -

Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving.  Dad a fairly rough night.  His vitals are back to normal but it looks like we are back to step one re: being on the ventilator and being fully sedated.  The doctors are still trying to figure out why he was able to come off the ventilator for almost 5-hours two days ago and not yesterday.  This means best case scenario that he will be on the ventilator at least another 5- to 6-days.  At this point, its just a waiting game.  Thanks for your continued thoughts.[...]

Hi Everyone -

Bad news.  They tried weaning Dad off the ventilator about an hour ago and his vitals all crashed.  His blood pressure went down to ~60/30.  They have got him back on the ventilator and are working to stabilize him again now.  Looks like this is going to be more drawn out than what was originally thought.  Please keep sending good energy his way.  He is a fighter and this isn't a huge set back.  It's just a little disappointing... I was hoping they would call with all positive news.  Will update everyone tonight.  Happy Thanksgiving. Make sure you tell your parents you love them tonight![...]

Hi Everyone -

The hospital was a little understaffed this morning... I was finally just able to get through to Dad's nurse.  They put him on a CPAP this morning around 8:00 am CT until about 1:00 pm ET... that means he was breathing on his own for a few hours (a really good sign).  He got tired and went back to the full ventilator about 30 minutes ago.  All of these are good signs of improvement.  His blood pressure is back up (141/66) and vitals still look good.  Overall, I'm super happy with the progress he is making.[...]

Hi Everyone -

The ventilator setting has been moved down to where Dad is doing some of the work on his own now.  The nurse seemed optimistic that he may be off the ventilator on Thanksgiving evening (if not then Friday).  Everything is continuing to look uphill.[...]

Hi All -

Dad is still improving!  Ventilator has now come down to 40%.  This gives me hope that they might take him off the ventilator sometime on Thanksgiving.  His vitals are still good.  Hoping he comes off the ventilator and that I'll be able to say hi via Zoom this weekend.  Thanks for your continued thoughts and good energy.  Things are starting to look uphill.  Will update you again this evening!  Lots of love.[...]

Hi All -

Good news.  Dad showed improvement today.  Ventilator is now at 50%, which means his lungs are starting to work alone again.  Vitals are still good.  More in the morning.[...]