synopsis of second update

Hello, here is the update for the evening. They moved Eric to a roto bed today. It is a rotating bed that keeps moving from side to side in a rotation and keeps his head elevated. They are hoping this will help clear the lungs out more quickly. He had the EEG late this afternoon. The doctor said that there are two small spots of irritation, but that the rest of it looks good. There are no signs that the irritation is causing seizures but they are giving him antisiezure medication to make sure that he doesn't get them. The activity looks good. The doctor said there is nothing there that would prevent him from waking up. It is still possible there could be some deficit from the irritation, but it is not signifigant. That is good news. The lungs remain the number one concern at the moment, thus the roto bed. They again tried to stop paralytics today and keep him sedated only with the sedatives but when I was there this evening, his lips moved and his eyes were starting to blink. The nurse informed me that he was "waking up" and his oxygen saturation started to go down again as this was happening because he was trying to breath against the ventilator. They do not want him to do this right now becuase of the fluid in the lungs. He also coughed and lurched forward when they were trying to suction some of it from his lungs. So again for the time being they gave him more paralytics to keep him sedated and not fight the ventilator. His temperature has come down a little, we are hoping this means the antibiotics are working on the lung infection and that it will even out. His heart has remained stable. There is still issue to be addressed there, but not until the lung infection has cleared. He is very strong, his lungs are in excellent shape, he runs, swims, dives, does not smoke, and he is young. It might take a little time but there is no reason his body cannot fight this. We are feeling this is positive and his responses are coming around. Today I stayed at home the afternoon with the girls. They still know nothing of what is going on and think that Daddy is on a work trip. I am trying to keep them feeling as normal as possible and interacting with their normal activities. I appreciate everyone's offers of help and support. I am sure that we will need more as the days and weeks progress. Right now we are holding strong and keeping things mellow at home. I do not want to over stimulate the children with alot of different people through the week and new activities, even fun ones, as I think they will start to become suspicious. They also are not asking the questions right now, and as time progresses I will look forward to all of the offers of assistance to help distract them. Eric adores his daughters and is an amazing father. I really feel that he would want that right now, especially as we do not have a time line for his recovery. He would not want them to have prolonged anxiety about his health. Also please do not send flowers or anything to him, he cannot have them in his room. We appreciate the wishes, prayers and thoughts, they are what keeps us all going.
Thank you,
L