Brian and the kids will be traveling back to Bakersfield tomorrow. We welcome Brian's expertise when it comes to hospitals and patient care...no one knows better than him,unfortunately.
I kept Uncle Sonny's grandson (Brody) last night so Monica could stay w/ her dad. First thing this morning, she called and ask that I get to the hospital ASAP because they were going to take him off the ventilator and needed 2 people to keep him calm and down. I rushed over only to find that "protocol" had not been followed, so the tube coming out would not be an option for 2 more hours. Then another wrench(sound familiar?) dialysis showed up and would keep him occupied for 5 hours. I sat patiently and read to him like I had done the day before. The Respiratory therapist came in around 2:30 and tested his ability to breathe w/out the ventilator. Her response was immediate and it was "no". Later, the Dr said a tracheotomy would be in order if he did not respond to the new breathing treatment(antibiotics directly to the lungs) All other tests came back negative, which is good, but doesn't give us a concrete direction.

Please ask God to do "His Will" and please check "comments" for an update on Larry.
It's inspiring!

Pray On!
S