Father's Day update

Good Sunday evening and Happy Father's Day,

I hope all the dads have had a great day. Wayne came down for the weekend again which was much needed by us both. We enjoyed some down time together and helped celebrate me niece Elizabeth's 21st birthday yesterday. We enjoyed the breakfast party, not the Wildhorse with all her friends last night. 

Daddy had a little improvement over the past few days. He is still critical and on the respirator, but the fever is gone, heart rate, blood pressure and blood sugar are all holding steady. Some time he appears more restless than others but the nurses are learning what helps to relieve that. And then there is today. About 11 this morning his oxygen saturation began to drop, getting as low as 70%. Respiratory was on it immediately and began working their magic. Seems daddy had quite a bit of gunk in his left lung. A call was placed to Dr C who decided a bronchoscopy (looking at and cleaning out the lungs with a scope) was the order of the day. After respiratory worked on him for a while his saturation level did come back into the upper 90s. Then we waited for Dr C to come do the procedure. While we waited Mary and Peggy shaved his scruffy face again. Daddy was quiet restless, uncomfortable almost, all day. Unfortunately our 7am-7pm nurse today was pulled from another floor and is not an ICU nurse so it was not until I got here early afternoon and asked why he was this way that anything was done. Dr C was not able to make it here to us until about 7:30pm. He said it was too late to do the procedure and plans to do it in the morning. Dr C says this episode today is a setback and continues to think daddy is only about 10% improved. I thought he was doing better. So now we wait again...until morning. Michelle, our night nurse who has had him the last 2 nights, has worked diligently to get and keep him comfortable. He continues to be restless, moving his shoulders up and down, trying to raise his hands, and scrunching his forehead. And he opens his eyes about halfway. He looks so distant. Kinda tough to see my daddy this way, especially on Father's Day. It's now 1am and I think he has settled down for a while.  

My step mother has gone home for the night as she is going to work in the morning. I am spending the night again in his room and am playing music to try and help him relax. It Is Well With My Soul, Great Is Thy Faithfulness, Rock Of Ages and Amazing Grace are just a few of the songs I have been singing over him. Truth be told, they are as much for me as they are for him. I am weary but very sure I'm right where I'm suppose to be. 

Please join me in praying for his lungs to heal, for the nurses, techs and doctors to make wise decisions, and for my family. We all have other issues we are facing, besides daddy being sick, that need prayer. God knows those needs and I believe He will answer in His perfect timing. 

I hope you all have a great Monday. 

Standing strong in the storm.