Bacterial Pneumonia

Saturday, October 13, 2001
Brian had a more peaceful night - Dave with him all night as in past days - although there were some seizure episodes. He is coughing more to help with clearing the lungs again - having some bronchial bleeding because of the coughing. Good nurses in ICU also but not one-on-one with patients (probably 2 patients per nurse).
8:00 AM Brian very negatively sensitive to stimuli - even hand touches causing small seizures. Even BP cuff triggering seizures. A couple of strong clenching seizures - he blew his IV sites in his right arm. 
10:30 AM They are installing a central line to have access for medication. He had been peaceful for about an hour prior.
5:30 PM Brian still resting fairly comfortably. Must now wear gowns, gloves, & masks to visit due to strength of pneumonia - to keep visitors healthy who are weakended from stress, lack of sleep & lack of proper nutrition.
Jesse & Jamie left for Seattle. 
Dr. Naris, neurologist, said that he didn't believe Brian was actually having seizures. He thinks the episodes are just due to brain electrical - cortical activity.
Brian was more restful and not reacting negatively to stimuli this evening - able to cough and move without the episodes occurring. 

October 13, 2012
The coughing was HORRIBLE to watch. He was helpless and so were we. SO much poison in his body! It was so awful to watch him suffer in that unconscious state. There we were, in those gowns, unable to even touch skin on skin to comfort. My poor boy.