A BRIEF UPDATE
Each day does not give a clue to the changes that may take place the following day. It turns out that John has a "resistant strain" of bacteria in his lungs, so today he was put in isolation. Basically, this just means everyone robes up and wears gloves when entering the room, primarily because it is dangerous to other patients on the floor. Three doctors seem pleased that the offending bacteria could now be attacked with specific drugs and a new antibiotic was started today. John was not as good today at all - perhaps primarily because his lungs are really laboring even on the ventilator. Perhaps just because Guillain-Barre is just being nasty again. He did, however, sit in the chair for 1.5 hours. It was a real struggle for him, but the result was that the respiratory therapist was able to suction a lot of "gunk" out of his lungs. When I left this evening he was sleeping soundly and breathing easier.
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