The Pierce Brothers: Tapper - Bobby - Billy (Photo Courtesy of Ryan Robson)10:00am CST / Nurse - Amy (Very Nice!)
Well... So far so good... Amy just got finished giving him a bath, shampooing his hair & brushing his teeth & he's hanging in there nicely. His blood oxygen level is at 97% (which she says is fine), and they were even able to switch him from the smaller oxygen mask to a Nose Cannula (the short oxygen tubes in each nostril) - So now he has a mouth free of instruments, yay! They STILL have not been able to give him ice chips or water (I bet he's on their case about that one!), and they won't until the Speech Therapist makes his/her rounds to conduct a swallow study & the doctor then okays an order for him to start having liquids. His heart rate is holding steady in "sinus rhythm" (normal rhythm) at 98... Good for now! Amy also said that he is "very oriented" this morning, and chalks up yesterday's belligerence to simply coming off of all of the heavy sedation. She asked him if he knew where he was, and he responded "a hospital in Birmingham", but he couldn't say which one... Maybe this time it won't have "bad karma"...! :) She has unrestrained him, and says she made him "promise" not to pull on any IVs or tubes... When will thse poor nurses learn that of course he will promise, but as soon as they step out of the room... He'll be on his way to that vending machine for some Mountain Dew in no time (not that he could walk there yet, but...)! In all, Amy actually said that compared to the first time she saw him in the MICU that "Today, he looks like a completely new man!"
Love y'all tons! Hallie
P.S. If anyone goes up there today with a cell phone, I would love to say hi to him!! Call me at work - (805) 388-5000 x357
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