Today has dawned bright and clear in Kansas City and Jerry's room is bright and as cheerful as we can make it. The room is dotted with artwork from 3 very talented kids under 5; pictures of family cover the room and Jerry is covered by a blanket left by one of our cousins.
He is doing pretty good today. Yesterday, they did a CT scan on his head to ensure there was no bleeding going on as his pupils were a bit different in size. They were both responsive, but they were a tad concerned since they were not equal. Found out later- ALL IS GOOD. No worries there.
He is doing good on the dialysis machine. last night and today they have really started pulling a lot of the toxins, potassium and such out of his body- they are constantly changing the bags which is a beautiful thing.
His blood pressure continues to be problematic. They have him on 2 different meds to help regulate it. It's doing better, but still not as great as they would like it to be. They really are trying to get it regulated and normal so they can start pulling the fluid from his lungs and limbs.
Jerry is really quite alert thru most of this. A squeeze of his hand to say "I Love you" gets a squeeze back; a loud hello causes a turn of the head and a raise of the eye; a bad joke by a sister gets the ol' eyebrow raise and roll of the eyes (some things never change I guess). A loving touch on the feet as mom leaves the room gets his head and eyes on her to let her know he is aware.
Last night, Trent, Michael and Scott read to him and kept him company thru the midnight shift and he was even able to sit a bit more upright for a short time period.
We are still not out of the woods yet, but slight improvments here and there help. Let's see what today brings and we'll go from there.
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