I didn’t hear from the doctor today and wasn’t able to connect with one of the nurses until fairly late today.

Dorothy ran another fever today at 101 degrees, so they are continuing to treat her for that. The nurse thought it may be a result of so much shallow breathing. They have increased her sedation to help with that. Since that time, they have put her back on her stomach, and she has been doing better, as usual, in that position.

Related to her sedation, they did bring down her levels yesterday for a few hours. She was still pretty much out of it, but Dorothy did open her eyes when they called her name. However, Dorothy neither squeezed her hand nor wiggled her toes when requested, so she still has some progress to make. They didn’t repeat the process today because Dorothy was struggling some with her breathing.

We may be able to try a video visit tomorrow, depending on how things go.

I also had a chance to speak with Dorothy’s primary care physician earlier this afternoon. She has been following Dorothy’s case closely and wanted to make sure that I was up to speed and to make sure that the boys and I doing well. (We are.)