Clifs Ventilator is being removed today!!

Good Morning blog watchers,

VENTILATOR is the word of the day!

Because Clifs respiratory has improved dramatically over the last 2 days, and because he  has been so cooperative they are going to take the tubes out.  His numbers continue to improve and go to places we have not seen in years!  Remission is the road we are on.  

Clinically, his WBC counts from Monday were 236K today they are 29K.  When we traveled in 2011 to MD Anderson in Houston Texas those numbers were 25K, pretty awesome to see such improvement.  His kidneys are pretty and pink.  Most of the real important numbers are in the normal margins.

He has been sleeping and resting well.  Quiet music in the background and a big screen monitor showing streams, elk, snow and just  life in general to set the stage.  

We are told today is a very important day to keep stimulation to a minimum.  Not encouraging him to talk but to type (on my ipad) will be the modem of communication today.