ANDY IS GOING HOME!!

Even more exciting Andy is going home without any oxygen!  I don't know if I can even put into words what a miracle this is.  Considering he walked into the Emergency Room 18 days ago with an oxygen level that in reality was barely keeping him alive, it is absolutely incredible that he will be walking out of the hospital today, let alone oxygen free!  

Yesterday Andy escaped from ICU to the regular floor!  He was so excited to have a little bit more freedom.  He said the ICU gals were constantly watching him! He told me about how much trouble he was once he started to wake up and how once he started to get back to himself he was antsy as can be (I for one just can't imagine this.. BAHAHAHAHA).  He told me that the nurses actually called the hospital engineers to check on his bed alarms because he kept escaping them.  This cracked me up quite a bit. I remember working on the floor with those kinds of patients and I know even though he was probably driving them insane, they adored him, because how can you not!! This morning Andy walked back up to the ICU and thanked everyone who helped save his life and put up with all his antics! HAHA!

To escape the hospital oxygen free Andy had to be able to run around the hospital unit and maintain an oxygen saturation of 88%.  Yesterday he was just short at 85% but today he will run free! And the only equipment he will take home with him is a CPAP to help treat apnea when sleeping.  Apnea is very literally the lack of breathing. So when he is sleeping his body isn't remembering to regularly breathe or something is obstructing his regular breathes.  The CPAP will force his body to breathe regularly and his body will be rested when he wakes up!

God is so good.  Andy has been so blessed to have the prayers, well wishes, good vibes, and warm fuzzies that you all have sent him over the last 18 days.  In his own words he says "Thank you to everyone.  I couldn't have done it without you guys"

BRAVO ANDY AND CONGRATS ON YOUR FREEDOM!