Giovanni doing better

From his Dad blog:

Saturday 6:30: Giovanni is coming strong: The vent is off tomorrow. He's still sedated but further taking command of his respiratory system, his vent numbers ranging from high 5's and over 10, and that's enough to remove the vent. His femoral line is being pulled, his cultures are negatve ruling out any infections including pneumonia, and his white cell count is going down. He's opening his eyes for the 1st time in a week and holding our hands, but he keeps breaking through the sedation so they have to keep increasing the morphine, which means extra days in the hospital to reduce the meds and minimize  withdrawals. We are very happy parents and if Giovanni keeps making these gains he'll be home next week. That which does not kill us only makes us stronger." Nietzsche
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