Day +278

Just a quickie. Things are looking a lot brighter, but before I say anything else, I'm going to touch wood, and maybe you should too! Last time I said you could breathe a sigh of relief I was very wrong, so I am very wary of speaking too soon...

Jesse slept well last night, so I did too. He woke at 8am and surprised the nurse telling her that she couldn’t take him to the loo. She hadn’t heard his voice up till then so was very pleased. This morning he sat up and played Battlefield 1942 for half an hour. Then he slept for ages but woke up feeling better, when I asked what he wanted to go he said he wanted to go to the park! We managed to persuade him that he may have to work up to that! So the physios came and we took him for a wheel around the ward in the wheelchair, which he loved. He was able to manage 5 minutes without oxygen if he concentrated on breathing.

While we were doing this we bumped into Lynne, Dave and Rhianna who were at clinic on Elephant day care (our friends from Brighton)! They didn’t know what had happened, so were surprised to see us. So they came and visited us in our room, it was lovely to see them! When they left Jesse fell into a deep sleep from which he woke about half an hour ago. He was so gone he had a chest X-ray and didn’t wake! As I write he is chatting away with Lily, reading magazines and making cards. He is laughing and making jokes. It is wonderful to have him back, I am delighted! Must go as the cafe with wifi will close soon,
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PS The ultrasound this afternoon showed that the fluid around the right lung is marginally increased, so the plan is that they will repeat the scan in 48hrs if he continues to improve clinically. If he deteriorates then they will but a tap into his chest to drain the fluid. So please keep fingers, toes, arms, legs and even hair crossed!