Dr Syed just stopped by to talk with us and examine dad. His unresponsiveness is a real concern for the doctor and why he's not a fan of taking him off the vent. I asked him about taking him off anyway, because all his life dad said that didn't want to be kept alive with machines. The doctor understood and said that if/when we take him off he may not make it more than 24 hours. (he doesn't know Bob tho'!) He did offer to help us get dad into some sort of hospice program. So we'll need to think about when we have the tube removed. We don't want to be impatient, but we also want to honor dad's wishes.
Jessica his PT came by and worked his limbs. He was pretty out of it the whole time. His temp is 100.6 which may account for some lethargy, but generally we've not seen his wakefulness consistently improve, even with his new double dose of provigil.
We are fortunate that dad has received such good care. Here is a picture of two of his nurses. Jon and Shandel
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