Saturday, January 8, 2011

John had three really good days in a row and today was not quite as good - but not bad. Now let me say that if you asked John he might not agree with that statement. My way of judging the situation is that he has had no major problems with the meds not working when they should. His eyes have been wide open, he is smiling and joking and showing more strength when he is moved around. However, from his standpoint, he is still having a lot of problems with excess saliva and some with phlegm and that really bothers him.
Today for the first time he used the suction machine we got to help with that problem and at least it meant less kleenex got stuffed into his mouth!!!
Tonight we switch from the roho mattress to one called Vicare. it is quite different from the roho but is still supposed to be good at preventing bed sores. It is also cheaper. So he will try it for two nights and then we will see what we think.
I have some good leads on jersey knit sheets if we go with the roho.
John slept through the entire night on the roho both nights he was on it. He has not settled so quickly tonight so I am not sure if that is anything to do with the mattress or just that his mouth is bothering him.

Although it was not a really good day today, put along with the last three days, I have to still give it a one thumbs up because it is still an improvement on many of our days.