It just gets better & better!

[tonsoffun]

Today, my Dad was put on a ventilator because he still isn't getting enough oxygen. So, they've sedated him and hooked him up to all kinds of machines. His pneumonia is not getting any better, worse in fact, and he's unable to get enough oxygen while simply just being "on oxygen." This is supposed to be a good thing because it will help his lungs to take a break and let his body focus on fighting the pneumonia, which they believe is now viral since all of the antibiotics that he was on did nothing. Marcie keeps telling everyone that it's from the blood transfusion he had last week. Who cares what caused it? He has no immune system. It could be from anywhere! And that's not going to help right now. They need to be worried about fighting it, not finding the cause at this moment.

Before they put him on the ventilator, Marcie called me and put my Dad on the phone. He was crying, obviously scared. He told me he loved me and he'll always love me. I can't get that out of my mind. I rushed downtown to the hospital only to be horrified by the sight of my Dad hooked up to this stuff. He was somewhat responsive, especially when I talked to him. He was incredibly responsive when I left for the evening. When I told him I was leaving, he was able to squeeze my hand and even motion for me to give him a kiss. I'll be heading back in the morning when ICU is open to visitors again.

I just don't want this to be happening again.

In other news, I finished the new Dan Brown book. It was alright, but Angels and Demons was better.