Tuesday update...

It's somewhat disheartening that Edi is undergoing some bouts of depression at this point in time.  But I do hope it's because he really hates to be in a hospital, like most of us.  I also tend to think he is mulling over the fact that this happened to him, despite having gone all the extra miles to look after his own health prior to this situation..

The following is essentially what his sister emailed me late this morning:-

"Edi is extremely weak, having been in ICU and off food for 15 days now.  Yet, he needs to be strong enough to sit on a chair, to walk about in order to strengthen his lungs to the extent that he can cough mucous right up to his mouth.

He's gone into depression and is disinterested in his surrounds.  I think this morning's discovery that he couldn't sit up set him back further in mind and spirit.  Two days ago when he was sat on the chair for the first time, he did so well that they extended from the initial ½ hr to nearly 1 hour.  The doctors kept him back at ICU today because of his weakness.

He hasn't been sleeping well, too.  Last night, he had diarrhea throughout the night so it's another stress factor.  I've mentioned before that the diarrhea is a result of feeds, antibiotics and various medications given to him.

Thankfully, the nurse was very kind to organise taking him out of the building, to be in the open.  Today's weather is lovely, sunny and a top of 25 deg Celcius.  Under a huge tree, he could see the blue sky and sunlight dappling through green leaves and feel gentle breezes.  This did him good although we couldn't stay for more than 20 mins because the small mobile humidifier runs for only ½ hr.  He still needs it to help keep his lungs moist.   The nurse tried taking him off the humidifier but his oxygen intake quickly dropped to below 90 within a short period of time.  Hopefully, the nurse can take him out to the open again tomorrow."