UCSF Day Five: March 18

Checked out of the Marine Memorial this morning. They have been wonderful - special thanks to Randy and Linda for making that happen! Checked into The Carl...what can we say - there is a bed and a bathroom walking distance from the hospital. Marissa and Will arrived around 9:30, Jaime slightly after. They have mastered the maze of SF public transit. Sitting in the waiting room, minutes seem like hours. Art and I alternate time at the bedside, trying to calm Peter with voice and touch when he gets restless. It's obvious that he can't seem to find a comfortable place. I spent four hours sitting at his bedside holding his hand while he slept - he held on tight while I watched his oxygen saturations go into the high 90s (a good thing). He started this time on 70% oxygen, it was down to 50% by the time we left for the night. Before we left, Peter blew us a kiss! Plan for Monday is to move the cannula from the groin to the neck so they can move him more. Will let everyone know how that goes.