Tuesday, the 15th of June

We walk in and notice the EEG is basically going crazy! His brain is active enough that the EEG tech has to come in and change the impedance on the leads to basically change the scale of movement. To us, that just meant the bumps got a lot smaller, but on a new scale. General swelling is way down, even in the left arm. If you didn't know him, he would pass for normal. The nurse says he sometimes coughs when they are messing around with his vent tubes. Good sign. The doc is leaving the bolt in until Dad wakes up more so he can see that the pressure isn't inhibiting normal functions.

During the evening visit, nothing changes. The nurse says they're going to run cultures on everything to verify there are no infections. He's had a slightly high white blood cell count, but that's normal for the steroids he's on.

This is where I realize I could save Mom several hours a day on the phone by posting all this stuff in a blog and passing out the address. She likes talking to people, but 10 or 12 want updates every day, and that's a little too much. She's skipping her naps and that's just not right!