A rough afternoon, but better this evening

Timmy seems to be struggling still with some withdrawal symptoms from time to time. He was awake for several hours this afternoon with a high respiration rate, even after getting his sedatives. He did settle down around 5:30, and things were looking better going into this evening. Just a reminder to us that the medical steps taken will have some lasting results for a while that we may have to deal with.

Jen was having a rough day with helping trying to settle Timmy for several hours and working with the nurse to find a solution. I guess God knew it would be a good day for these to arrive for "Timmy's Mom"

She said they brightened her day and that getting a 'hug' was nice, even if not as nice as the one when I next make it to Rochester. The staff and other guests at the Ronald McDonald House enjoyed the flowers, too (since they couldn't be delivered into the PICU). At least they enjoyed them until Jen got back and brought them to her room.