Day 3

All in all yesterday went great. Brian stayed the night upstairs, and I was able to get good sleep at home. There didn't seem to be any complications except his fever went back up a little. I was back here this morning a little after 7:00, and met Brian in Ian's room. The tube going through his nose to his stomach got coiled, so they had to remove that and reinsert it to get his medicine down, but they just removed it again, and he will hopefully start taking his meds by mouth tonight. They can do some meds by IV too.

They also just got him up on his feet a few minutes ago. PT brought in a stander, and he's upright strapped to a board with an oxygen mask and tubes running every direction. They wanted to get him upright so his lungs could start working better. He'll be in this position for an hour. We're also going to see if he will eat some table food in a few minutes. They're starting to ween him off some of the meds a little at a time. He has been so out of it the whole time, he hasn't been throwing any fits- mostly just sleeping with some moans from time to time.

At 1:00 I've got to go to a meeting at school to determine his homebound situation. I'm also going to go pick up some shorts at Target and drop them off at the house so Colene and Helen can cut them and make him some tear-away shorts to fit over his cast. Because there is a bar going across from ankle to ankle, they'll have to be modified.

Ian has now been taken off ICU status, so Brian or I will be in here at all times . That also means I can stay in his room tonight, and the nurses will only come in to check his vitals. He is in the same room though.

I think that's it for now. Colene and Helen brought Olivia to the hospital yesterday evening, and she played in the atrium area, which also has a huge play surface and some toys. They shopped during the day. She went to school this morning and will probably come up here again tonight for a little while.

Thanks for your continued prayers as Ian recovers and he continues to be more aware of his situation and surroundings.

I've got to get to the school for this meeting.

Leah