Gene seemed to be comfortable but tired today.
His air pressure is set on 9 and oxygen is at 35. The occupational therapist worked with Gene today working with his arms on range of motion. He showed Emily how to do these range of motion exercises and told her it would be good for her to do them with Gene on a regular basis. The physical therapist worked with the electrodes on his legs to stimulate the muscles.
He had visits from Dr. Carver and Mose Payne from church. Jim West from the Friday morning Christian Business Men's Bible group that Dad belongs to also visited with him. Emily again spent a good part of her day at the hospital.
The wound nurse indicated that the Doctor will look at the pressure wound tomorrow. The family will be eager to hear what he has to say about the progress since the last debriding procedure.
Gene continues to lose a bit of weight at a time. The medical team has examined his nutrition and other possible causes. At this time, they do not have an answer for his weight loss, except the guess that perhaps his body is not able to absorb all the nutrition he is being given.
A couple of people have left comments or spoken about seeing Emily at church yesterday. It was good for her to be able to go.
Prayer requests
Please pray for Gene to continue to improve, for his respiration to grow stronger every day, and for his body to have the resources to heal the pressure wound. Pray for his body to be able to absorb the nutrients he needs for healing.
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