Terry is still very awake and alert (perhaps too much so) and very anxious to have the ventilator removed. Unfortunately, he is not yet strong enough - he tires out after being off the ventilator for awhile. We were so hoping that it would be today ...
It appears that there are two main factors why Terry is not yet off the ventilator. One is his lungs are slightly impaired from the 15 years he was a smoker (he quit in about 1975). The other is the Sepsis/blood infection. Then throw in the 11,000 foot altitude and I think we can cut Terry some slack.
We all feel that Terry has a lot of questions to ask and I'm sure some things to say; he is very frustrated not being able to communicate. We have a feeling that he is taking his situation to be more dire than it is. It is a bad situation he is in, but perhaps he thinks he is even sicker than reality. So that is going to be our goal tonite, to try to give him a better perspective on what has happened to him and how he is now compared to just a few days ago.
If Terry had his way we would be with him all the time. That's also what we would like but as long as he is in ICU that is not an option. This afternoon when I said I had to leave he adamantly shook his head no ... it just breaks my heart to have to leave him like that. My heart goes out to him ...
Please continue the prayers and positive thoughts. Terry needs our help now. Thank you so much!
Love, Tammy
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