Doug Keough

Day 16 - It seems that the slippery slope Doug was on has leveled out for now. Doctors today were cautiously optimistic. The 'numbers' for all the tests were better than yesterday and he had remained stable through the night and all day today. The ventilator was set so that he was doing all the work and he was able to breathe without tiring. Yeah!! This afternoon the nurse asked the respiratory therapist to come and give him a couple of lung function tests. He failed both, but the results were much improved over results from earlier in the week. That was encouraging. They will try again tomorrow. He was responsive during the tests and let the nurses know he did not like doing the tests by making a sad face. He opened his eyes and was trying to bite the tube. I think I would have too. All in all, today showed that Doug is slowly beginning to improve. He has a long road ahead of him. Continue to pray for healing. We know that there are so many of you who lift him up in prayer daily.  Side note: Tomorrow we will cheer on the Cardinals!! Can you believe that they finally go to the Super Bowl and Doug may end up missing the game? Go figure!!