Thurs. Oct. 18th

Luke is doing fine today. They are trying him without his diuretics to see how he does and if he still needs them, then they will keep him on them and start to ween him off slowly. Apparently his diuretics change the sodium and potassium he needs, without the diuretics his sodium and potassium levels should go back to normal and he won't need any added to his diet.
They are attempting to ween him a bit on his oxygen flow level, but he started showing signs that he still needs a little extra flow to help his lungs. He is down on the amount of oxygen he needs, which is a good thing. They did do a blood check since they needed to check a few other levels in him and he is still producing his own blood cells fairly well, which is great.
He's just taking his time. We still dream of when he can come home.
Also, Luke's Grandmother Lynn came into town last night and got to see and hold Luke for the first time (a very special moment). She'll be here for the next 10 days. She's a great help!
Melinda