James had a good night with some much needed sleep on his end. With his increased confidence James earned himself a fancy new bed to keep him safer than a standard hospital bed. The obvious concern would be him trying to get out of the bed and falling. James' emotions have been coming through a little stronger than before his accident. The thoughts are that between the medication changes, neurological issues and possible frustration from not being able to do everything he wants. Being restricted is a huge hurdle for him.
In the morning during rounds the main concern was how fragile James' lungs were. He needed oxygen the night before, just for a little extra support overnight. Once James was up they decided to give popsicles another shot. Dr. Comeau felt confident that it would be no issue and he was right. James downed 3 popsicles...no problem. They moved on to applesauce-he passed with flying colors. So he went from having only IV fluids in the morning to having a hot dog and fries for dinner.
Since he did so well during he day and progressed in mere hours James was moved out of the PICU and upstairs to a regular room!! He actually ended up sleeping through the whole move upstairs. James seemed to settle in quickly with no issues once he was awake.
Al is spending the night, it'll be the first time I've slept at home since last Friday night. It's hard to leave but we're still trying to find the right balance for Nathan. We're working hard to keep things semi-normal for him. This past weekend he spent Friday night at Grammies, Saturday with Auntie Laura and Sunday afternoon with Auntie Justine. We got him home on the later side and I know he's going to be exhausted in the morning.
Looking forward to sharing more progress tomorrow.
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