ONE STEP FORWARD, TWO STEPS BACK...

Well, Papa had a great day! The Physical and Occupational therapists came in and got him up and out of bed. He sat in a chair for 2 hours and cleared a lot of the "gunk" out of his lungs, which is really good. He was pretty tired after getting up and around (after all, he has been down in bed for almost 2 weeks). After he was back in bed and resting, the nurse came in and told me that his "sputum" cultures came back positive and that he has contagious bacterial pneumonia. Sigh... he was placed in "isolation" and they kicked me out until tomorrow when they can find out which antibiotics will clear up the infection. He has been on IV antibiotics for about a week but this strain of pneumonia is resistant to what they have given him so... they do some more cultures and figure out which antibiotics will "kill it". Now when anyone goes to the hospital, we have to be decked out in "full gear" with a gown, gloves and a mask the entire time that we are in his room. I spent the day with him today suctioning and wiping and "pounding" his back so hopefully I don't end up getting sick or taking the "yuck" home with me to share with the kids. Also, hopefully Papa won't get any worse from this point, if we can find the right medication.