DAY 56

D'S DAY: GOOD

Dopey's in a good mood today. Very good boy, just lay there by himself and doze off, without fussing to be picked up. And he gave me a smile! :) Made my day.

Heart rate high when we came in this morning, and fluctuating quite a bit, jumping from high 170s to 183 even -- when he is simply awake and lying there without seeming agitated. Got us quite concerned. Doc took some blood (from plug, so no pricking) for testing to make sure all is fine. K level this morning normal.

Dopey had a bad Fri night, took a while to doze off and keep getting interrupted by staff for blood taking (his K level's low so need to monitor closely), feeding, temp checks, BP checks etc). So he had not much sleep. Poor thing, looked so tired so I held him in my arms nearly whole of Sat so that he can sleep in peace and really rest. If I were to leave him on the bed, he won't sleep for long and keeps getting startled. Very jumpy. Thankfully, he seemed to have rested enough as by evening, he was awake to enjoy his favourite show: that of the nurses changing his TPN tubes and taps. It's quite an elaborate procedure since it has to be done under sterile conditions and involves 2 or 3 nurses. He seems to be really interested and always lays there quietly (thay says a lot for someone who keeps wanting to be picked up) watching them, following their movements with his eyes wide open and neck stretched long.