Almost there!

Wasn't quite ready for tube to come out this morning - so close! The good news is his last chest tube will probably come out today which will help him take deeper breaths and exhale deeper. They're planning to have him walk twice today which will really help him do better on his spontaneous breathing tests which are how they determine whether or not he can handle breathing on his own without the tube. He looks good and has definitely got his fight back :). He's now been in the ICU for the majority of the past two weeks and unable to talk or eat or drink normal food for most of it as well. We're all so ready to be out of here, but we trust the doctors and know that they're taking extra precautions to avoid having to reintubate him again. His infection is being treated with heavy antibiotics and we're hopeful that they're doing their job.