Wednesday Night

Hunter's heart rate is down, which is good... and his temp is down to 101, so that is better! He still needs to get his breathing to 20 times per minute on his own before they can even think about taking the breathing tube out. The Sedation medicine and other medications are still slowly coming out of his system. He seems to be getting stronger, but still has a long way to go. He is very agitated. He worked his leg a little off the bed, so they had to put a strap like thing from the top of the bed to the foot to keep him from getting his legs off the bed. He also chewed through the tape that keeps the breathing tube in his mouth and started pushing it out with his tongue. They are trying not to stimulate him too much, because the Dr. said that wasn't good either. But, he said the moving and agitation and things will get worse before it get's better. Physical Therapy came in again today and his legs seem to be getting a bit stronger. Then, at one point he seemed to be snapping his fingers at Grandma Laub trying to get her attention. So, they thought that was great that he could snap his fingers. He has a lot of work ahead of him, but his progress has been so great!