Bedtime

Mom and I are drained. You would think sitting in a chair all day wouldn't be such hard work, but it is exhausting. Of course not as exhausting as having brain surgery and having to deal with all sorts of issues, so why am I complaining? Dad got sick a few times while were there this evening. It looks so painful and it is just sad! They have to suction through his tube which makes him cough and it looks horribly painful and uncomfortable. They also suction his mouth out. We never heard a definate yes or no on weather dad had aspirated or not. They did take a chest X-ray. Kasia, the nurse, said that it did show something on it, but nothing major. His night nurse, Jerry, said that he thought they'd have a radiologist report sometime tonight that would tell us what the X-ray showed. He said that dad was doing well up until about 10 minutes ago and then he vometed again. Feeding has stopped temporarily until they figure out what is making him sick. I don't understand how he is getting sick when there is nothing in his stomach and since he is on the respirator. He may just be getting sick from gagging on the tube or because something else is making him nauseous. Hopefully he will get better in the night and will start to show improvement soon. I just hate it for him. Thank you all so much for your prayers and support! We wouldn't be able to get through without you all. We are up to 26 followers now...that is awesome! Thank you for taking the time to read my posts and to pray for dad. Tomorrow will be day 6 in the ICU. I am so glad he is getting good care and thankful for what he is able to do - think, move, comprehend, reason, etc - that is amazing after just having gone through such an extensive surgery! Thank you all so much for everything. Love you all! Good night.

Cejae