Yesterday morning and afternoon Colin appeared to have been sedated to such an extent that he was not really "with it", in the sense that his eyes were rolling around and he was not interacting with his surroundings, or with people. The nurse on duty said that she had only given him half the normal sedative so she couldn't understand it. Yesterday evening was better in the sense that he was aware of his surroundings but extremely agitated and aggressive.
The t-piece has been fitted and is still connected to the respirator, which is just delivering oxygen. There is a hole in the t piece which, if covered with a finger, allows the patient to talk. Although he mumbled a few things mom couldnt pick anything up until he got really agitated and without even putting a finger on the hole quite clearly and loudly said "P... off" - his first words in nearly 50 days. Mom was quite upset but saw the funny side later on. Now he reminds me of Moses wandering in the wilderness for 40 days and 40 nights.
After my last post I thought Colin was fully back with us but it seems like there will still be stages of confusion and withdrawal symptoms from all the drugs he's been on for so long, but this is a new phase in the recovery, I think the last word on the last chapter has been written.
Allez Colin Allez !
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