Pop continues to slowly improve this afternoon. His vital signs are good and he doesn’t have a fever. He got a break from his dialysis treatment today, but will be resuming tomorrow and they will attempt to remove some more fluid during the session. The FiO2 level on his ventilator is at 40% and his tidal volume is running around 400, and the doctors have finally been able to start lowering the pressure settings (PEEP 17). Despite these changes, his blood oxygen saturation remains good. His nurse also confirmed that he will be receiving his daily dose of the antifungal itraconazole. Go, Pop, go!
Weather-wise, it has been a changeable day here on the channel. It started hot and sunny with a bit of a haze, much like parts of yesterday. Early this afternoon a thunder-boomer came quickly through and we had heavy rain for a bit less than half an hour. The rain was needed and welcome, and helped cool things off a little. It is currently a comfortable 23.5°C (74°F) with overcast skies above. With much success, I finished up the water testing today and am in the process of compiling the results. Kineras Bay wins this time for having the cleanest water, with almost no detectable coliforms and no E. Coli. I will post the complete results on the South Channel website sometime tomorrow or Tuesday.
Even though it’s Father’s Day, I wanted to pay a small tribute to my mother. People keep asking me how she is holding up, and my response has been nothing but positive. Throughout this whole ordeal with my father, my mom has just been fantastic. She has been strong, determined, upbeat, and has shown grace under fire. She has also displayed her usual sense of organization and “take charge”, which anyone who knows would instantly recognize. She has been by Dad’s side as much as possible, but has still found time to be a good mother and grandmother. I applaud her, as she’s quite a lady. We love you Mom. We’re here for you, so keep hanging in there.
The last words Pop said to me as he was lying in the ICU at St. James Hospital in Hornell was, “Don’t worry. Channel Man will be back before you know it.” I believed him, and I’m going to hold him to his word.
Weather-wise, it has been a changeable day here on the channel. It started hot and sunny with a bit of a haze, much like parts of yesterday. Early this afternoon a thunder-boomer came quickly through and we had heavy rain for a bit less than half an hour. The rain was needed and welcome, and helped cool things off a little. It is currently a comfortable 23.5°C (74°F) with overcast skies above. With much success, I finished up the water testing today and am in the process of compiling the results. Kineras Bay wins this time for having the cleanest water, with almost no detectable coliforms and no E. Coli. I will post the complete results on the South Channel website sometime tomorrow or Tuesday.
Even though it’s Father’s Day, I wanted to pay a small tribute to my mother. People keep asking me how she is holding up, and my response has been nothing but positive. Throughout this whole ordeal with my father, my mom has just been fantastic. She has been strong, determined, upbeat, and has shown grace under fire. She has also displayed her usual sense of organization and “take charge”, which anyone who knows would instantly recognize. She has been by Dad’s side as much as possible, but has still found time to be a good mother and grandmother. I applaud her, as she’s quite a lady. We love you Mom. We’re here for you, so keep hanging in there.
The last words Pop said to me as he was lying in the ICU at St. James Hospital in Hornell was, “Don’t worry. Channel Man will be back before you know it.” I believed him, and I’m going to hold him to his word.
1 Comments:
At Sun Jun 18, 11:14:26 PM, Anonymous said…
Lance,
Drive carefully on your way home and don't be sad. You will be back up there before you know it. Should we call you "JR. CHANNEL MAN" now?
The Strawberry Lady
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