Tuesday. Hour by Hour

Thank you to Bob and Pat, Jim and Loree for your thoughts. As I am writing this for my dad (Jerry), we sit in the room with him. When mom and I arrived this morning, he was sitting up, and to our surprise... quite alert. He was ready for some breakfast. He insisted on eating a bowl of cheerios by himself which he managed to do quite well. He mentioned that it wasn't Special K..but he ate it anyway. He was off the Bi-pap machine for well over an hour... which is a remarkable improvement from yesterday. His breathing stayed calm and steady, but was still difficult and tiring for him. He said he felt as though he was in a test tube all night, and asked us to tell him about it...we did. The three of us had a few good talks in those moments of clarity and he even managed to rattle off a few eye rolls and quick witted words to mom. After leaving last night, mom and I thought we wouldn't get to talk to the Jerry we know again. It was wonderful to have him back even for that brief of a time.
I will try to keep updating often throughout the day...having the computer here at the hospital does help...things change hour to hour. I know everyone is very concerned, and wants to know what is going on...the support that Jerry has is unbelievable and strong. I will do my best to share the information.

Laura