Yesterday was a great day for Bill and I!!!
 

Hi All, I did not want to post this last night as I wanted to see if we could get him to the 24 hour mark so I did not wammy us.

Yesterday morning they took the breathing tube out, I was not happy they were doing it so quickly after how sick he had been last week and did not want to have another blow to his body, BUT He is doing great, I got in there and he was wide awake and smiling at me ear to ear!!!

I can not tell you how great a feeling that was to see him looking so good. He just kept smiling at me, squeezing my hand and telling me he loved me. OOOOHHH what a great, great feeling for a change. I know he has a long way to go, and things can go the other way but I hope and I pray we are starting to turn a corner for the better. I wanted so bad to share this with everybody yesterday but was so scared to even take a breath myself after all that has happened.

I just called in this morning and he is still doing well breathing on his own. His vitals are holding good. The only red flag in his way right now is his white count which is up to 45000 as of yesterday and they do not know what is causing it and he is having some belly pain so I pray it is not infection. They just can not figure out the source. So they put him on 4 different antibiotics yesterday and also brought in infectious control to make sure they are not missing something.

I just had to share this with all of you as because of you I have been able to be strong for him. I told him everything everyone has been doing on this site and he just could not believe it and told me to pass along a BIG thank you to all of you.

I am taking his dad into see him today, what a good thing that will be for him to see Bill doing so well. He has a very long road to go for recovery and hopefully they can get his white count under control and hopefully he is not getting infection in the belly again.

One other thing I forgot to mention as well was that his kidneys started producing a small amount of urine yesterday which means they may be starting to come back to working on there own eventually which would be another whole great thing. I will keep you all up to date over the next couple of days as this is going to be the biggest test for him right now which is his heart getting stronger and his breathing staying strong enough to keep him off the machine. WOOOO HOOOO!!!

Love you all!!!!!

Jules that report brings a tear to my eye! Thanks for the great news...great start to the day! Give Bill my best!!:uhuh:

Great to hear

:gh::gh::gh: Words can't describe. Awesome Jules.

Sounding really good Jules! Hope he get's well soon!

This is good news... seems like a baby step in the right direction.

Great News!!!

:love:

That is awesome...great to hear :kewl:

Jules - that is wonderful news - all the best to Bill and you! You are both so strong and brave. Happy 4th!!!!

Great news... Bill sounds like one tough SOB!!! Hoping things keep going in the right direction.

Hi not sure if you remember me from the UK we fished together about 10 years ago in Boston i would just like to wish you and Bill all the best
Keith

Great news... hope each day he gets stronger and better from here on ....

Jules,

Glad to hear YOUR spirits have been lifted with this great news....lets hope Bill gets stringer everyday.

I am hoping for this to be a continuous turn forward for Bill. Great news.
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Thanks for the update! Reading that just made my morning. I'll be continuing to keep you both in my thoughts and prayers.

Even small steps in the right direction are encouraging. Great news, I hope the recovery process keeps going forward.

DITTO!!!!:uhuh::rotf2:

Very touching account. Lets hope its one sure step at a time towards recovery!

Jules so happy for you guys. He is tough and I know he will pull through
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Fantastic news, he's on his way back.

Thoughts and Prayers

Prayers continuing...for you both....that's Great News.

Fantastic!! The comeback has begun!

Glad to hear the news. Been waiting for a good report. Hang in there and well wishes.

Thank you for this news Jules, will continue prayers to seeing his speedy recovery.

Great news, I hope for a continued recovery.

-spence

That's great to hear
like Raven said, hoping for continued recovery

Awesome! Steps in the right direction!

:)

i'm so happy to read this report. thanks....

your in my thoughts and prayers daily