It's good to find progressively happier news in this thread. When I did my hospital chaplaincy we were always encouraged when the patients started to get grumpy. If they're annoyed at their nurse, doctor, etc., it's usually because they're annoyed at the illness, and now have the energy to combat it emotionally as well as physically.

And Tawmmie - remember to eat, even when you're not hungry, and sleep as best you can. Things will get stressful anew when he gets home, and you need to be rested. As we sometimes used to say, "Don't just do something - stand there!"

Good luck and good wishes. I'm so sorry you all have to go through this, but glad things are going as well as possible.

Dan Schatz