Hello Friends
I am happy to report that Tommy is improving. The doctors have managed to turn the ventilator pump off and he is able to breathe through it using his own muscles. This means that in a few days they may remove the tube altogether and then he should get his voice back. This will be a great relief for him because he is so frustrated with not being able to talk.
The burned skin on his face is being plastered with a moisture filled gel which keeps it from getting taut and allows it to seperate from the underlying skin without pulling or causing more damage. He finds the sensation a bit irritating as his body tells him to rub or scratch the dead or dying skin off and of course he can't.
He indicates that his hands are painful and when I asked if he had seem the damage to the hands he said he had and that it had scared him. I reassured him that everyone is doing the right things and tried to encourage him as best I could.
All the nurses in the unit now know his name and people are constantly popping there heads in to greet him. He seems to want to hear every detail of the goings on at home and so the visiting hour passes so quickly.
He was distressed when the time came for me to leave, he does not like the nighttimes as he is awake a lot and it gets lonely. This is the hardest part for us too, knowing that he is feeling pain and is unhappy just makes us want to be there all the time.
Pray for God's comfort and that the pain will lessen.
Thank you to all of you and God Bless you
We love you all
Pippa
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