6am, Nov. 14

his blood sugars are steadily coming back down--right now he is at 102! around midnight or so they came in and took more x ray's (those machines are awesome, they come to the room instead of taking him to the x ray), but i doubt we will hear what it shows until later when the doctors come in to start their day. the nurse shift change is between 6:45 and 7:45 in the morning, so it's coming up again. i'm starting to keep track of the names of the nurses coming through here, it can get confusing! their outfits are color coded to the department they belong to, so i am able to id them a little easier... :) his oxygen level is at 95% (the machine is still doing 90% of the work for him). it is hard to see him struggle with the tube down his throat--i noticed blood coming up the tube and he was fighting the tube itself it seemed for a little bit. apparently it can agitate the back of the throat and cause it to bleed. they came up and fixed the tube so it was not agitating him as much and gave him more pain meds.

i know it is probably because i am so tired that i respond more emotionally right now (ok ok i know!), but i am so used to seeing him... well, able to take care of himself, obviously. he's vulnerable, exposed. it's not like him. it is hard to watch him struggle with this. he's resting comfortably, though, at the moment.

i am going to try and sleep a little more before people start showing up again and the day officially starts!