Taylor had visitors last night, so he never got to doing whatever it was he wanted to do on the laptop. I'm curious to see if he wants to email someone.
Tonight has been a rocky night. His coughing has started back up and when he coughs his head hurts. He cannot have another round of medications until 5am, so I spent the past 1/2 hour massaging his feet, rubbing his forehead and holding his hand. He's finally gone to sleep - I think.
He woke up at about 3:00am, with eyes full of tears. He looked at me and said "I want to go home". Having to tell him that he can't, and that he still has to go into rehab once he leaves here is one of the hardest things to do. He just wants to go home and for everything to be back the way it was. He is so tired and weak. He's lost over 20 pounds and on a 6', 146 lb guy, that's a lot.
Tonight has been a rocky night. His coughing has started back up and when he coughs his head hurts. He cannot have another round of medications until 5am, so I spent the past 1/2 hour massaging his feet, rubbing his forehead and holding his hand. He's finally gone to sleep - I think.
He woke up at about 3:00am, with eyes full of tears. He looked at me and said "I want to go home". Having to tell him that he can't, and that he still has to go into rehab once he leaves here is one of the hardest things to do. He just wants to go home and for everything to be back the way it was. He is so tired and weak. He's lost over 20 pounds and on a 6', 146 lb guy, that's a lot.
6:32am TAYLOR TALKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Taylor gets a breathing treatment every 4 hours or so. The respiratory therapist hooks a device to his Trach that introduces medication in a mist and inflates his lungs to really get it in deep. It's not something Taylor enjoys very much.
This morning, for the first time, Taylor was able to talk. His voice sounded very strange....very deep and gravely. But it was pretty clear. He looked at the nurse and said "Get this shit off me".
I wondered for the past 5 weeks what his first words would be. When he was in MICU, the first words of the guy in the room next to him was "WOW! I want a shower and a steak, in that order". Taylor's was "Get this shit off me". If there was any doubt before, let me make it official. Taylor's back.
11:03am SURGERY TOMORROW
Taylor's Neurosurgeon just visited and said the CT scan done yesterday looked good. So good that he's going to do surgery tomorrow to replace the piece of skull that was removed on 3/6 to relieve swelling. The downside is that Taylor can't be transferred to FINR this week, but the upside is that he won't have to come back to LRMC to have that procedure done, and FINR can be a little more aggressive than they thought they'd be able to.
Taylor is pretty bummed. He wants to go to rehab, and he wants to go now.
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When Don and I get down to visit you guys, Taylor and he will have a riot talking about the stooges. He loves them. And you are right, Shemp sucks.
We are continually praying for Taylor. But we also are praying for you, Suz, and Lauren. What a fantastic family. Love, Mel
P.S. I will call again soon.
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