I left the hospital last night to get some sleep, since Kurt was doing better. I came back up this morning around 10:00 and he was not doing well at all. He had a breathing mask on and they were having a hard time waking up. The physical therapist was trying to exercise with him, but he was nor too cooperative. I tried to talk to him, but he couldn't get any words out just sounds. We met with the Doctor and he told us that the fungal infection is a like a cancer that is very aggressive and takes over very quickly. He told us that they could continue with the treatment and see if he has a rebound like he did yesterday, or we could stop treatment and let nature takes its course. We decided as a family to keep the treatment going for another 24 hours. As the day went on, he became worse and could not talk at all, his body was jerking a lot, and his breathing was very heavy. As the night went on he just seemed so agitated, and upset, so we decided that they would sedate him with pain medication to see if that helped. Around 9:00, he did seem to relax and was sleeping a little bit. This is so hard to watch. We even have had all of the hospital tell us what a great person he is and they just love him. The hospice nurse told us that this could end tonight, or go a few days. They still said there could be a miracle, so we are just praying that God has a plan for him and that we will be able to accept that plan, and know that he won't suffer anymore.
We are so appreciative to everyone, we have so many great family and friends. Thank you for all of your help and prayers.
Love, Cindee