Day 4

Henry was happy to see his brothers, Ben and Will, and grandma Jerre yesterday. He was in some pain from the chest tube, so I think their visit helped take his mind off it for awhile. Ben and Will tried to cheer him up with their magic tricks they brought to the hospital. Henry finally slept through the night with the fluid around his lungs now draining into the chest tube. He woke up rested but still had a scratchy throat from the breathing tube inserted during surgery and from coughing. His brothers came back to the hospital around 10am and played with him for a few hours which really cheered him up. He talked to his cousins Kyle and Ryan and that helped too. He also had a visit from Belle, a Great Pyrenees. The dog climbed into his bed. I think she was bigger than Henry. She was from CHLA's dog therapy program. I'd post a picture but I'm not able to get it to work. Henry's goal today was to get the oxygen removed and chest tube pulled. He was successful with both. They removed his chest tube around 4 pm and nose cannula earlier this morning. we are getting one step closer to home. They think possibly Tuesday if everything continues to go well. Thank you for the special messages and prayers.