"I play John Wayne in every part regardless of the character, and I've been doing okay, haven't I?" - John Wayne

September 20^th: Each day both of us get a little stronger I am walking around, playing with my nephews and making sure I am walking as much as I comfortably can. Today Grammy, PopRock and I went to spend the day with Duke. When we got to the hospital they told us we just missed rounds, but he was doing better. He had several lights on him today because he was a little jaundiced (yellow-bellied, but we would never call the Duke that).

We got to meet the Neurologist today and several of the pediatricians with rounds today. The Neurologist notices his movements were happening with and without touch stimulus. The doctor ordered a test to see how his brainwaves were working without the morphine to see how he was developing. The Neurologist and her residents were very nice and all commented on Dukes name and his full head of hair.

            The repertory technician told us about changing over his breathing tube today with the Pediatric doctors. The air leak was okay, but getting a smaller tube would be a better fit for Duke and he would get off the tube quicker. We are all a fan of Duke getting home quicker, he has a crib waiting on him. So we left while they replaced his ventilator tube. The new tube is so much quieter and his chest doesn’t look so mechanical.