Channel Man Stan is having a good day. His vital signs are stable and the doctors have been lowering the FiO2 on his ventilator over the past 24 hours. It is now at 40% and he seems to be tolerating it. However, they have had to use higher pressure settings on the ventilator (IP 50, PEEP 22), which may be working better for his specific lung physiology. The staff has also been trying to decrease the medication he is on, particularly the sedative Ativan, and this has resulted in him starting to show small signs of being on the verge of a conscious state. His nurse Rhonda reported seeing him open his eyes on several occasions, although there was no focus or recognition, and Johanna said she saw his fingers twitch more than once. The Attending Physician told my mother he was critically stable, but improving. Fight, Channel Man, fight.