Pop had another relatively tough night last night. He started having trouble oxygenating at around 10:00 PM last night, so the FiO2 on his ventilator had to be increased to 100%. Now his SpO2, or blood oxygen saturation, is in the high 90s percent-wise and his blood gas numbers have improved, but patients can't tolerate staying on 100% FiO2 for very long. The doctors feel some of his oxygenation problems are related his position on the bed. He is on a bed that automatically turns him on a regular basis and he does better in some positions than others. The doctors haven't started rounds yet, but should have a new action plan for the day later this morning. Hang in there Pop.
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We are into our 59th year on the South Channel. About 35 years at our present location, where every thing that moves on the South Channel passes our doorstep. The cottage is a work in progress, hand built by us from scratch. Before building on a lot puchased from The Archers, now Craganmor Point, we leased an Archer cottage for about ten years. We spent our earlier years at the family cottage located at the western tip of Seven Mile Bay. We feel very fortunate that we can spend six months of the year living on the channel.
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