I know there are many friends/family who want to visit him. I welcome that and think that family presence is so meaningful to the healing process. I know that he can hear your voices. Although his eyes are closed, he is in there.
Just be cognizant of a few things while he is in the ICU (and especially newly there, when the treatment team is still working very hard to get him off the ventilator and determine his plan of care).
- No more than 2 people at a time at the bedside. The whole team needs space to work and take the best care of him.
- In these first few days at HMC while the team is figuring out his plan of care, visits will likely be brief.
- Expect that it's possible when you arrive, he may be at a test, undergoing a procedure, or receiving care that may make him unavailable for a visit. It's also possible that visits may need to be cut short for these same reasons. It is an intensive care unit, so there is often a lot going on with patients throughout the day. Check in with his nurses, they will be a good resource to let you know what he has going on.
- Visiting hours are from 9am - 9pm. Shift change is often at 7pm. So if you visit in the evening, expect that if you have any questions around the 7:00 hour, it may take some time for the oncoming nurse to get report and get "the lay of the land".
As he gets better and does not require such intensive care, visits can then get longer and more frequent. Let's all hope and pray for that to come quickly!
Again, I am so glad to be home and so glad that now he can receive our family's wonderful support.
Thank you so much for the updates. So glad that yall are home.
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