And so it begins.

First, let me just say, I am in awe. In awe of the outpouring of love and support from the blogosphere.  Consider yourselves hugged. All of you. Even you folks that just lurk and don’t comment, yes I know you’re out there. I have amazing friends, Mindy and Kirsten, and to everyone who took to FB and Twitter, thank you, thank you, thank you.

I’d like to think the crackle of energy in here over night, was just my imagination – but when the nurse commented to me how ‘different’ our room felt from the others.  I knew. I knew each and every one of you was sending us all the bright and shiny, positive energy you could muster.

Thank you Sir and May I have another?

Because Captain Snuggles is not out of the woods by any means. In fact he’s very, very far from it.  They uttered that dirty word ‘septic’ this morning in rounds and all I can ever think of  when I hear that word, is dirty, toxic sludge swirling around,  poisoning him.

ugh. It gives me the willies just thinking about it. *shivers*

His condition is tenuous. While he was relatively stable this morning, maybe a bit worse with some blood work and vitals, maybe a bit better with how his skin looks. This afternoon he’s worse. His blood pressures are running low, he’s been dropping his oxygen a bit, his kidney’s are not happy and overall he’s acting sicker today than yesterday. He’s been given blood and platelets and they’re discussing plasma. He’s getting cidofovir and IVIG and possibly adding another antibiotic, if his vitals don’t improve.

His lungs, in particular are acting up. His blood gases are pretty crappy right now. They’ve given him sodium bicarb because he’s acidotic, if that doesn’t help, they will go up on his ventilator settings.

*sigh*

These are the things the doctors warned me about.The beginning of all things bad.

His adeno counts just came back at 4 million, down from 5 million yesterday and 15 million the day before.

*sigh of relief*

A little bit of bright and shiny to brighten our way through of the forest.