Weekend update

Today, there has been some progress in that Dave has been weaned off the ventilator and put onto some (it sounded like) Drago Bellows, because he can breathe for himself- but still needs some assistance to make sure that his lungs inflate properly, especially at the bottom.His turban has also been removed and replaced with a dressing, which again is labelled 'no bone flap' and the pressure monitor has been taken away because his pressures have remained stable for a few days. These are all steps in the right direction, but unfortunately he is still keeping us waiting as far as waking up goes. As the staff nurse said yesterday - sometimes patients can take up to a week and during their recovery may take several steps back, so we must be patient and remember that it is still early days.Faye, his nurse for today, has given him a beard trim, because it was all getting a bit long and in the way - she was a bit wary to start with, but soon got into the swing of it and said that she had quite enjoyed it come the end. She has made a very good job of it too, it's not easy when your customer is lying down and has tubes coming out of his throat and nose, just where you need to go with the trimmers!