Sunday, April 19

Beautiful day today in Venice, California

When ever it is 75 degrees at the beach you know it is a good one.

Well the Dr.'s are continuing with the gradual decrease in the Pentobarbital and according to Maria, his nurse, not the wife, Dean is definately disbured by movement. They can tell this by measuring the ICP's which measures the pressure in his head. The Dr.'s would like the levels to remain between 18 and 20. When they move him to the prone position (belly down) then his levels tend to shoot up to around 30. The reason for the prone position, if you all remember, was to assist in clearing his lungs which has proven effective. The Dr.'s have seen some improvement in his lungs so today they will not reposition him and try instead to just maintain the ICP levels and keep him as relaxed as possible as he is weaned from the Pentobarbital.

Now they are noticing some increase of the ICP due to the decrease in the pentobarbital which is why they are decreasing at a much slower rate.

Did you get that because sometimes I certainly do not. That is where big brother Jim comes in; he fills in all the detail like when I have heard and seen ICP 100 times (well not that many) and then all of a sudden I cannot remember.

Just so you all know out there in blog land Deano looks really good. If he did not have the tubes (and they are fewer now) you would think he was just down for a really good nap in the afternoon sunshine of Venice.

Well it is 1:37 in the afternoon and I need to get my boy out for some of that California sunshine

Things certainly do seem to be looking up for now.............