Extubationes

They extubated him and he looks a lot better. His voice is back, the nurse was quite shocked to hear it as was I since he loses it when he is on such high dose steroids. We didn't know it but they have been weaning him off so that's why his voice is back. He is a bit confused as here is the conversation I just had with him.

"Do you know where you are?"

"Yes, Des Moines."

"No you aren't, you are in Chicago."

"For what?"

"You have a brain aneurysm and the doctor just fixed it."

"Did they glue it?"

"No, they sucked all the icky stuff out."

"Oh, then you better get my shoes."

"What shoes?"

"My Chicago shoes."

"You have shoes for Chicago?"

"Yes."

"Do you know the date?"

"Yes, it's November 25th, 1972."

"No, it is February 8th, 2009."

"Oh shit, I missed your birthday."

I asked he nurse if he was on heavy painkillers but she said he wasn't. He was confused like that after his shunt surgery. Jordan just came back and said he remembered everything now, but now he thinks he is in Detroit.

They took the drain out of his head. The nurse said, "You have had a big morning!"

He then replied, "Morning!"