The Morning After

Richard is doing amazingly well! He was having "physio" when I arrived at 10am this morning so I had to wait for a bit to see him. He's connected to a zillion tubes but gave me a big smile and squeezed my hand. Our friend Charl joined us and he awakened further through the visit talking through his oxygen mask and asking very lucid questions and joking that he was bored and ready to leave.

The nurses are pleased with all his signs and the progress he's making, one sign of which was the removal of the oxygen mask to be replaced by the less cumbersome oxygen tube under his nose.

So far he's had five visitors!

Before I forget it, some pertinent info:

Harley Street Clinic
35 Weymouth Street
London W1G 8BJ
0207-935-7700

ICU2 Visiting Hours: 10am-2pm   4-8pm      daily
Direct tel numbers 0207-034-8483 and 8484
no more than two visitors at a time
for the moment very short visits are recommended (5-10 minutes)
as his defenses are down don't visit if you're not feeling 100% Should be obvious but worth mentioning!

This is still a pretty critical period in Richard's recovery and I think the ICU nurses know the right balance regarding the benefits of seeing ones friends and the necessity of rest and avoiding infection so I completely defer to their instructions. That is not to put anyone off who really wants to visit, just to add a note of caution.

Hopefully, in five days when he passes the leak test he'll be moved to a private room and the party can begin!

Thanks for the cascade of notes, prayers, good wishes, helpful thoughts and offers. Truly, truly amazing!!