Day 6 - 3

The doctors decided that it would be best to go ahead and put a tube in the other side to drain the area around his left lung. They said that both lungs really need to be clear for him to get off the ventilator. Also having all that fluid just sitting there puts him at greater risk of infection.

Luke is here visiting Nicholas now. I am getting ready to take Luke to a birthday party. I miss spending time with him. But it's hard to be away from Nicholas.