Dad was pretty upset this morning because mom and Emily couldn't get him into a comfortable position fast enough.  His assigned nurse went to get something to eat (they're only human after all) their we're not allowed to use the lift.  They finally got him settled down and resting. He won't have any physical or occupational therapists this weekend so your mom and Emily will be working with him when he's awake.

He's coughing less and bringing less gunk up which is a good sign that his lungs are clearing out. They turned the news channel on for him today so he can get caught up on what's going on in the world.  Emily is sure he doesn't like everything he hears but at least it keeps things interesting for him.

 Just as Emily report that he's not coughing as much, what does he do but cough and wake himself up! They had told him earlier that he had 5 emails come in this morning but he wasn't ready to hear them right away, so mom read them to him later that day.  Emily and mom enjoy the emails as much as he does!

Mom's been promising Emily a deer sighting since She got there but hadn't seen any until this morning.  while they were eating a late breakfast she saw a deer in the clearing through the window over mom's shoulder. (The photo is posted above) They come around a lot. we had a baby come walking straight up the drive way while i was their last winter. 

The picture with the smile and the thumbs up is his message to me.  Emily told him She was emailing me and asked if he wanted to say anything.. first she said he made a kissy face, but wasn't able to catch it. Then he gave me a thumbs up and a smile. she translates it to: "I love you. I'm getting better and I hope you're taking care of yourself, Ed and my grand-baby!  

she also sent a picture of mom mopping dad's head.  His face was so blissed out!  She tried to catch it but was not sure she got the best shot.  She tries to stay in the corner out of the way of the nurses and her phone can't zoom in. 

They are taking dad off the insulin drip and put him on a long acting insulin instead.  So now he will only have his fingers stabbed every 4 hours instead of every hour- yay! I bet he is happy that finger prick is painfully annoying and blood drips all over. NO FUN AT ALL