Wednesday Night Update (6/15/06)
**written by Cari**
Josh had another calm day. Mom and I again watched him sleep!! And let me tell you what fun that is! However, I am very thankful that he did not have any steps backward today. I don't think that Josh will remember, but he is watching all of the World Cup soccer games, so he can't say he didn't watch it. His friend Brandon brought him a USA jersey from the 2002 World Cup that we have hung up in his room. I know that he will really like that.
I think that mom and I have figured out the Josh has got his days and nights mixed up. He sleeps all day and when we go back to visit and say good night he is much more active. Tonight he was just moving his right arm all over the place (or at least as far as the restraint would let him move). Mom was holding his right hand and Josh was throwing her around - his strength has not left him in his arms. He does move the left, but not as much as he does the right arm. I think that he and mom were having an arm wrestling match! He did give the thumbs up to us twice - that seems to be the magic number. He did open his eyes for us twice as well today, but he doesn't focus or do this on command, just a spontaneous movement. But we are taking all we can get right now. They did not change the ventilator settings any today. I think they feel is best to decrease them slowly to give his lung the time it needs to heal. Josh does have a pneumonia to that left lung which he is currently on antibiotics for and it seems to be doing the trick. I belive Josh hasn't had a fever in the past two days. The type of pneumonia Josh has is resistant to certain types of antibiotics (ORSA for those of you that care to know) so he is on what they call contact precautions. This is only precautionary so that it is not spread to other places or people in the hospital. Because of this mom and I have to put on gowns and gloves when we are in the room with Josh. We feel so special! Hopefully this only temporary until Josh completes the antibiotics and the pneumonia cultures are cleared.
Tonight Josh has our favorite nurse Heather (who requested to take care of Josh), so I feel very comfortable leaving him because she is very compassionate and takes excellent care of him. We are beginning to have a fondness for UNC because Josh has gotten such good care here. Don't tell him that though, he might get mad that we are beginning to change our tune!! Josh is hanging in there as always, so keep praying for his recovery. One of these days he is going to wake up and we look forward to sharing all of the love and cards and emails from everyone all over the country. We love you all. Until tomorrow.
Josh had another calm day. Mom and I again watched him sleep!! And let me tell you what fun that is! However, I am very thankful that he did not have any steps backward today. I don't think that Josh will remember, but he is watching all of the World Cup soccer games, so he can't say he didn't watch it. His friend Brandon brought him a USA jersey from the 2002 World Cup that we have hung up in his room. I know that he will really like that.
I think that mom and I have figured out the Josh has got his days and nights mixed up. He sleeps all day and when we go back to visit and say good night he is much more active. Tonight he was just moving his right arm all over the place (or at least as far as the restraint would let him move). Mom was holding his right hand and Josh was throwing her around - his strength has not left him in his arms. He does move the left, but not as much as he does the right arm. I think that he and mom were having an arm wrestling match! He did give the thumbs up to us twice - that seems to be the magic number. He did open his eyes for us twice as well today, but he doesn't focus or do this on command, just a spontaneous movement. But we are taking all we can get right now. They did not change the ventilator settings any today. I think they feel is best to decrease them slowly to give his lung the time it needs to heal. Josh does have a pneumonia to that left lung which he is currently on antibiotics for and it seems to be doing the trick. I belive Josh hasn't had a fever in the past two days. The type of pneumonia Josh has is resistant to certain types of antibiotics (ORSA for those of you that care to know) so he is on what they call contact precautions. This is only precautionary so that it is not spread to other places or people in the hospital. Because of this mom and I have to put on gowns and gloves when we are in the room with Josh. We feel so special! Hopefully this only temporary until Josh completes the antibiotics and the pneumonia cultures are cleared.
Tonight Josh has our favorite nurse Heather (who requested to take care of Josh), so I feel very comfortable leaving him because she is very compassionate and takes excellent care of him. We are beginning to have a fondness for UNC because Josh has gotten such good care here. Don't tell him that though, he might get mad that we are beginning to change our tune!! Josh is hanging in there as always, so keep praying for his recovery. One of these days he is going to wake up and we look forward to sharing all of the love and cards and emails from everyone all over the country. We love you all. Until tomorrow.
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