26 Sept

Good news - he had a bowel movement and everyone is happy - I also enjoy having one but never thought I'd tell the world how happy we are that Colin had one ! Specialist was at the hospital at visiting time this afternoon and saw mom and was quite upbeat - they've taken him off morphine - from 10mg every hour to nothing seems to me like a very positive thing as well - they are still struggling to take him off the respirator but it looks like bringing him off morphine is part of the process - he's still very bloated and has a bad rash which apparently may have something to do with the cortisone they are giving him - what a cocktail of drugs he is getting ! mom sounded really positive - she's my barometer and she was sounding very upbeat this evening.

Had a good suggestion from Bruce Rothman:
Very Tongue in Cheak (sic), I'm wont to ask whether you'll arrange a day when the 30 year crowd (Yeah - I'm almost amazed at how many of us are still around), could come in and do Colin's sedating ourselves! What with the natural diuretic value of that wonderful distilled product of the Scottish Hig'lands, we'd have his kidneys working right-as-rain!

Sounds like a good idea!