Brian Improving

Brian is doing well. He hasn’t had a fever for over 24 hours now. Anything under 101 degrees is not considered a fever. He is still running a low-grade temp, but thankfully the fever has left. Perhaps it is because of the change in antibiotics. We are on our fifth antibiotic, Cefuroxime, which is given every 8 hours.

Brian screams when this medicine is given to him through the IV. Each time, the nurse has to slow the drip rate down, and he seems to tolerate it better.

It is so nice to see his personality showing again. He is smiling and interacting with the nurses and doctors now. Patient services brought in a Wii game station, and he is having a blast. There are 20+ games to choose from, which are all on one disc. He just scrolls through the different games available, and plays away.

I’m so thankful that Brian is finally improving, though I’m a little scared to raise my hopes that he is starting to fully recover. We went through this last week at Montgomery General Hospital -- where he improved so much, they discharged him. The doctor told me today that if Brian continues to stay fever-free, they may discharge him as early as Saturday, but more likely Sunday. They want to see him fever-free for four days.

Finally, we can see a light at the end of this tunnel … so happy and so thankful!