Coach's Cave, Part 2 (by Chris)

Its 1:00 am and I am went to see Dad again.

When I returned this morning at 1:00am, I noticed something different . . . Dad was sitting up a little bit. Our wonderful caretakers (pink wires) where given permission to elevate Dad's head to help with the ICP level in his brain. This is of importance because he has been lying flat on his back the entire time due to the fractures in his pelvic and tail bone. For the first time in the last 36 hours, I watched his ICP levels drop to 12 and average 15-16. He still has a ways to go but they were lower then at 9:00pm when I chatted with him.

They noticed another thing of importance, for me at least. He looked as if he was sleeping peacefully and not just lying in hospital bed with tubes coming out of him. The tubes and monitors are still there, they just don't seem as prominent as before.

They also where measuring his fluids in the suction containers and the levels from his chest tubes are down compared to previous reading. Good news: “the lungs are starting to clear."

As I got ready to leave for the night, Dad's caretakers informed me that they had asked the orthopedic specialist if they could raise his head more . . . hopefully when I return in the morning with Mom he will be sitting up more.

Off to my cave as Cindy--thank you so much--will sit watch in corner. Mom and Deb are suppose to be here by 5:00am so Mom can spend time with the caretakers to get the real scoop on the night . . . we know that the nurses run the show.