Dad Update IV

No new news today.  Dad still has a fever, and they are monitoring his oxygen levels.  They are thinking they might do the traceoscopy on Monday...depending on how he reacts to the tube that is down his throat in the next couple of days. 

He'll be in the ICU for AT LEAST another three or four days, and we hope that he gets to be in the "regular hospital" later this week.  He's still sedated, and his doctors are trying to decide whether he needs to remain sedated to catch up on some needed rest, or whether they should start reducing his sedatives to see how his breathing is progressing.

Ran into an old friend in the cafeteria at lunch....Beth Samuelson Bice.  She works at Mercy Hospital, and her mom was in the hospital for observation of some heart concerns (she was released today, and is fine).  It was QUITE a surprise, and really good to see her.  I also got to see Don (her father)...GREAT guy!

The weekend approaches, and they don't do much of ANYTHING on Saturday and Sunday, so now we'll wait and see what happens...