Day 35 - July 20 - Good mood

After my post this morning, we loaded up the car and headed off to church. We were lifted and blessed there, then came back to the hospital to see the boy and relieve Granny from her self-imposed vigil in Connor's room. When we got there, our nurse stopped us on the way in to tell us what a great mood Connor had been in all morning. We watched her interact with the boy, lifting his spirits and encouraging him. She had even chosen and worn brightly colored clothes to cheer the boy and lift his spirits. It was fantastic to see such a professional fill her job with such genuine compassion. She was great with him! Thanks, Lord, for giving the boy such great caregivers. That is certainly an answer to prayer.

Connor had a great night, with no incidents with his heart whatsoever. His lungs seem to be responding to the bed, and the RT has seen steady improvement in the state of his lungs and blood gases. He rested well and awoke cheery and in a good mood. His numbers remain good, and the therapists are slowly lowering the O2 percentage as his lungs improve. He's currently at 60%.

He has developed one minor complication that the nurses are addressing. Because of the movement of the beds over the last few weeks, his trach has developed a tear caused by the trach tube rubbing against one side of the trach. They are taking care of it now, but it's still a complication as well as a point of introduction for infection. Please add that to my (seemingly never-ending) list of prayer requests to lift up!

Finally, an interesting blessing. I was speaking with Connor about the bed, and I told him I was sorry he had to be back on the rotisserie. His response? "This bed is more comfortable than the regular bed".

Say what? Turns out he likes being flat on his back, even on the Tilt-o-Bed, more than he likes being propped up in the regular bed.

He'd better not get used to it!