Gene seemed to have a good day today. He was alert and awake most of the time he had visitors. Even though he kept his eyes closed, he was quick to open them when he was stimulated. Emily noticed a bit of swelling in one of his ankles and called attention to it. She had them make a note of it for the doctor to look at tomorrow and put cool compresses on it for awhile today. His vital signs have been good all day and his oxygen saturation has stayed at 100%!
Joyce has come down to give Emily some support and will spend the night. They went this evening to visit at the shift change and Joyce turned on the Titan vs. Steelers football game. Gene got interested in it and watched a bit of it. What a great idea that was!
For most of the day his pressure has been set at 16 and the supplemental oxygen at 30. He was comfortable until this evening when the respiratory nurse raised his oxygen a bit because he was working pretty hard. Danny and Felicia are the staff on duty tonight. Emily has lots of confidence in them. She particularly likes Danny and seems to think that he gets good response from Gene.
Emily went to lunch at church today. Another step at doing things that nurture her so that she has the strength to keep on with the task of being with and advocating for Gene. They had people take home the flower centerpieces, and she took one to the nurses station.
Prayer Requests
Please pray for Gene's respiration to improve, for his pressure sore to continue healing, and his spirit to remain strong. Pray for Emily to find the balance she is striving for and for her to continue to have strength.
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