A Good Night and Out of Bed

Bernie kept things quiet last night wanting only a few things: Good boy (our dog Fergus), Mama, "Cuggle Bay Bay" (cuddle snuggle with Dad), and apple juice. 

We stopped one of her drips, discontinued the lasix, and started her on some oral meds for pain control. 

 

Resting with "Good Boy" and Red Monkey

 

"Cuggling with Bay Bay"

She has her arterial line and foley out, had a few bites of eggs, yogurt, and sausage, and is currently sitting in a chair. She has been drinking a lot and even tried to use the potty chair. 

Bernie is pretty cranky and it is very hard for her to move around, but we are working hard to minimize her pain. 

 

Our plan for today is to stay in the ICU, start her back up on her Coumadin tonight, and get her breathing deeply as her lungs are a bit junky from everything. 

A big part of our team today, Nurse Kathy and her other half  attending cardiologist Dr. John Charpie (or as Bernie calls them "The Sharkies"🦈) are overseeing most of today's affairs in the PCTU. So glad to have such wonderful care from everyone working to heal the Bern. 

 

 

 

And if you ever need anything done, you just look at all the names of people commenting, liking, loving, and praying for the Bern! These forces are STRONG! We thank everyone for signing up to bring meals, donating to Bernie's medical expense fund, and powering positive energy in our direction. This love army is amazing! Thank you!!

Like "Moana", one of Bernie's new favorite movies, we have succeeded our mission  to "restore the heart" so that once again the people can be at peace and prosper. We are hoping to be up on the general care floor tomorrow to fully complete this mission over the course of the next week.