Day 4 - Late Night

It is hard to believe that we have been here for four days.  I would be lying if I said it wasn't tough but the support of everyone has really been getting us through this.  I can't say it enough, we appreciate all that you folks are doing for us, from offering us places to stay to making sure that we have anything we need.  I have always felt blessed by having you all as our friends and family, but I never knew how great you all really were/are.

This evening they began to taper some of his pain and sedation meds in hopes of being able to extubate him over the next 24 hours.  I have learned all kinds of new words I never thought I would know.  That particular one is the process of taking him off of the respirator.  What they did actually is called debriding.  If you are curious, I suggest a Google.

Insofar as today's activities, as I mentioned earlier, they did an initial surgery on both of his wrists.  He now has plates in both wrists.  Interesting note on this one, the nurses say he will likely be in more pain from the wrist surgery than the burn trauma.  Sounds absolutely insane to us as we look at his burns and still cannot recognize him, but these folks know what they are doing and saying.

For those that know the back story on this one, you will be happy to know I was able to get my car fixed here at a local dealership.  Let's hope that I don't get stuck in the parking lot again!

When I said goodnight he remained in the coma.  I look forward to the day, hopefully soon, where he will actually be able to say goodnight back.  

E.