Ventilator Tweaked Downward

Virginia's ventilator settings were edged down a little bit today. For the fans of technology her settings are:

Number of breaths/minute = 4 (was 6). She is breathing in the high teens which is good.
P Supp or Pressure support = 6 (was 8)
There is another setting I will introduce: the percentage of oxygen that flows in. She was changed to 40% (down from 45%). This good.

Keep the cards coming! They are very much appreciated.!

I am showing her the cards and reading them out loud.

I visited today at a time when her sedation was turned down. We had a good visit and I could read her writing. It makes a difference when she is not sedated. I was there two hours today when she finally waved good-bye. This was an unusually long visit.

Here's an idea: She can't talk but if anyone sends a recording I will play it for her.