Titus has been in the ICU for one week today. Overall, he had a good weekend. I spent the weekend at the hospital so Becky could go home since she had been there all week.
They took Titus off the paralytic drug over the weekend and he was doing fine without it. When he was awake, he was very alert, looking around, and playing with his hands. But this morning, he got very agitated, so to keep him calm, they put him back on the paralytic. But it has since worn off and he's doing fine.
He seems to be be doing much better from the flu. All the meds have improved his breathing and he's not running a constant fever. He had a slight fever on Sunday, but they managed it with Tylenol.
His mouth continues to be fine. The cranio-facial surgeon comes by every day and says it looks good.
The main thing Titus is dealing with is renal tubular acidosis. With all the meds he has been on, his body pH balance is out of whack (remember your chemistry - acid vs alkaline). They have him on meds to bring this back into balance. They felt this morning, he might be close to being back in balance, but he's not quite there yet. Once this happens, they can take him off the ventilator. So, it could be tomorrow, it could be the end of the week. There is just no way of knowing.
Dad is back off the ventilator, but still in the ICU at Parkland. There are two rehab centers from Plano coming down to evaluate him in the next few days. Hopefully, they can move Dad to a rehab center this week.
And last of all, Aidan, our oldest turned 12 yesterday. It's hard to believe he is this age. He had a great day and got what he has been asking for - a unicycle. He and Noah are quite funny trying to learn to ride it. They even got me on it, but I decided God gave me two legs and not one wheel for a reason, so I'll stick to walking. Happy Birthday Aidan. I love you dearly.
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