UCSF Day 12: March 25

Came downstairs today to another wonderful breakfast. I can't express enough the comfort we have obtained by staying at My Rosegarden Bed & Breakfast. It is so much more like being at home...and since we knew this was going to be a big day, we needed our energy. BIG DAY! Peter is spending time off of the ventilator with just a "trache collar" for oxygen. Four hours off, one hour on...then back on at night to rest. He also sat uo in a chair for the first time (the type they can slide him to to decrease his work) - but PT starts in earnest tomorrow. Learned today that there is a 21 year old here on ECMO for severe pneumonia. There have been several others but this is the closest to Peter's age. The philosophy here is pretty straightforward - started early this is a very effective treatment modality. The other big news of the day is that they put Peter on a talking trache for awile and we got to hear his voice! He told Jaime he loved her and said (in true Peter fashion) "waz zup" to Marissa - made her cry! Art and I found a tapas bar for dinner and enjoyed some paella. When we got back to the hospital Peter told us to go back to the hotel and get some rest!