Rich is doing so much better! On the flip side, he's finally realizing how sick he was, and now everything is scaring him to death. I sat with him for several hours today so he would stay more relaxed during dialysis; my hand on him seemed to calm him a lot. That started happening on the very first day that Sonja and I were here. I feel guilty, but I'm not going back for the 8 pm visit, I'm going to bed early. I know that down the road he'll understand, and right now he still sleeps enough that time isn't something he is recognizing.

Now they are talking about just sending him to rehab, he doesn't need that specialized ICU room anymore. The kidney doctor remaines completely confident that his kidney function is going to return just any day. Absolutely amazing.