NC 11: AM Saturday

We just saw the doctor this morning. Over all, he had good news for us. Last night after our last visiting hour we were taken out abruptly because his heart rate picked up more than normal. This morning he told us his heart wouldnt slow down so they gave him some shocks to control it and bring it back down and that they also injected his heart....but he did so much better in the early hours today. Papi woke up this morning for just a little tiny bit. Of course, they cant let him fully wake up since he still has the ventilator. Anyway, he also said his blood pressure is doing better, they continue to wean him off the medication. Also another great improvement is that they are allowing him to breathe more on his own. I understand that the previous 2 days the machine was breathing for him. Now he is breathing most of the time and the machine just breathes when he doesnt. The last good news that he gave us is that he had a bowel movement a small one but it is a sign that his stomach is just starting to wake up. These were his exact final words, "Overall today, he is doing better" This is so encouraging to hear. I went to Lily's house to sleep in a bed and take a real shower for the first time since I came in on Tuesday. My oldest sister, Nohemi stayed for the night with my mother and she told us that this morning, at the 5:30 visit, he was crying and was very responsive. My sister Esther gets here at noon and my brother Noe gets here at 4PM. At that time all 7 of us will be together for the first time since 2005 when we had a family reunion in Leakey Tx.