Channel Man continues to hold his own and although he is still critical and on a ventilator, things seem to be beginning to stabilize. His temperature is now normal. His blood pressures are slowly trending upward toward more normal and his blood oxygen saturation improved to the point where they were able to decrease his Fi02 (Fraction of Inspired Oxygen or the amount of oxygen they are giving him) to 90%. The night staff is hoping to continue to lower this to 70% before morning if he continues to improve oxygenating on his own. For more details on ventilation follow this ventilator info link.

He is also starting to show signs of excess fluid accumulation in his body and is experiencing increasing renal distress, but nothing exceptionally abnormal given the overall situation. The nursing staff said, "You need to swell to get well." We hope Channel Man Stan and all of his family will get a good night's rest tonight!