One month today

I can't believe we have been in the ICU for a month now, although it does feel like an eternity. To move or not to move that is the question. Today was supposed to be moving day to Santa Clara Valley Medical but everything is up in the air at this point. The Intensivist, ENT, and Pulmonologist doctors need to come to an agreement on weather or not to transport and Valley Med has to decide whether or not to accept him now or wait. I mentioned in earlier posts that Jerry was off the ventilator for 5 days and tolerated it very well his vitals were just as good off the vent as they were on the vent. Jerry had a setback physically with the fever and all the different infections going on in his body, his breathing was too labored so he was put back on the ventilator. Now after 6 days of antibiotics the infections should all be cleared up however he is more dependent on the vent now then he has been in all the time since he got the tracheotomy. I tell ya this dance of two steps forward and one step back is frustrating. I look forward to the time when life resumes as we knew it.

Katie