A dose of humor from room D319!

Today we found out that Dana's infection is most likely coming from his lungs. The antibiotics he was put on yesterday seem to be working because his fever broke and his temperature is back down in the normal range. During the night, the nurse aspirated his lungs to get out all of the "junk" and now his oxygen levels are back up. This evening he will be going for a CT scan of his stomach in order to determine why he is not tolerating his tube feedings.
We are happy to report that Dana was more alert and responsive tonight when we all went in to visit him. As we talked to him he kept opening his eyes wide and was smiling and trying to answer us through nods, thumbs up, and some facial expressions. He was a pretty funny guy tonight. We read him the letter from Mr. Armstong that we posted on the blog and when we asked him if he thought that was pretty cool he widened his eyes, raised his eyebrows, smirked and shook his head yes! We all just continued to talk to him and let him know we were here. Everytime he seemed to doze off we said goodbye and his eyes shot open, as if saying "I'm not that tired yet." It's nice to know that after all this time, he still enjoys our company. When Brittany told Dana she was taking care of his little black sports car, he gave us a concerned look but when she told him she wasn't driving it around he smiled and seemed relieved. As Courtney said goodbye for the time being, he puckered up for her and she leaned in for a big smooch. So overall, it was a very special night for everyone and we look forward to having more of these interactions with Dana.