The night went well. I got up to give John his meds every couple of hours. He was restless only once. His mom woke us with her call. There were many calls for John today. Dave from Atlanta, Tim, his dad, Michelle, and Georgia called last night.
The nurse checked in and said John's lungs are clear, his blood pressure high, quite a bit of blood in the catheter, and she expects "the call" from us any time.
John takes a few breaths then doesn't breathe for ten seconds or so. Then he'll take a big breath again. She said the intervals of not breathing will increase. He has fussed about his catheter some. He discovered it in the night. He'll move his leg a lot if the cath is in the wrong position. He takes his crushed meds in applesauce quite well.
I've moved the morphine from every 3 hours to an hour and a half because he needs it sooner. One of the "Grandmas" made a cake and they both brought it over. Havana Pastor dropped by for a few minutes, and three teacher friends came by after school. I napped and read a little while John was awake. His eyes are slits if open at all. I swab out his mouth and he likes to squeeze the sponge for water. Yesterday he wasn't able to suck the straw to drink his water. But he swallows well.
Mama spent the night, and will again, along with Sharon. We had local Chinese for dinner. A nice break.
Couldn't wake him up for his 9 p.m. meds. Sleeping soundly, even breathing.
I'm sure there's more from the day, but I'm going to bed.
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