Jean was Henry's nurse today. We've had her once before, back when we were in Pod Two. Jean told me that Henry had a brady this morning when my dad was holding him. She said it lasted about 25 seconds.
I nursed him at 11AM. First round lasted 17 minutes. I stopped him just as he was desating, so the alarms didn't go off. About 15 minutes later, he was ready for round two. That lasted about 30-35 minutes at a slow pace.
He had a few bradys in the afternoon. He had at least two that made his sats get down to 50%. Jean didn't think that the one she was present for was real because the signal was low on his foot (the pulsocs location), but the pattern was a steady trend downward. If it was just a measurement fluke, I don't think it would have made a sensible pattern. Moreover, that particular brady required a blow-by of oxygen to get him back up.
I decided not to nurse him at 2PM because he was still refluxing milk back up. So they give him his afternoon meal via the NG tube.
Other than that, he looked really pale and mottled. And, he didn't want to make eye contact (a sign of disorganization). All in all, a depressing day.
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