06h22
Gabriel spent the night at his mom’s side,
It was a quiet night. Gabriel slept a lot, helped by the sedatives (notably Precedex) that were still accompanying him while his body slowly adapted to the removal of the breathing tube.
Good news: he had no fever and peed.
Manuela was able to hold him for half an hour, a precious moment of tenderness and comfort for them both.
18h17
The doctor told us they’re continuing to increase the amount of food. And he’s peed a few times, which is a good sign!
Gabriel’s condition remains fairly stable, with no fever.
This afternoon, I had the chance to hold him in my arms for over an hour. He got a little hot, and I had to leave the room a bit hastily for reasons I didn’t understand at the time (nothing to do with Gabriel).
So I left a little stressed, leaving him with the caregiver we trust, but not really knowing how he was doing after that.
Later I learned in the hallway that the electrical outlets behind a patient’s wall had all become electrically disconnected! (unbelievable!!!)
UTI reopened at 6pm, and Gabriel was a bit agitated with tatichardy.
The orderly told me that he had been crying, but that he didn’t have a fever. They gave him dipyrone just in case, to relieve any pain, and continue the sedatives to calm him down.
I’m writing these last lines while he’s with his mom. By the way, today was Manuela’s birthday!
This morning, we “celebrated” over breakfast with some of the family (Manuela’s sister) from São Paulo.
It’s good to see family and spend time together.
18h37
We’ve just learned that his temperature is 38.7…
The department head told us not to worry. He’ll have a battery of tests early tomorrow…
19h35
The temperature came down to 37.3°C. The doctor explained that this fever spike could be linked to the dipyrone taken, which raises the fever for a short time. Gabriel remains quite agitated, with tachycardia at 205. As a precaution, she decided to bring forward the blood tests and also to take a blood culture. They’ll be taking samples shortly.
