Eli remains in the ICU as they continue to wean him off the blood pressure IVs. His blood pressure has for the most part stabilized and they have significantly lowered the blood pressure IVs but they haven’t fully been able to get him off it yet. However the cultures have come back positive for an infection which they have been giving him antibiotics since he got to the ER for and are hoping it will do the trick. They feel it is a line infection which means they may also need to temporarily remove his line to let the infection heal but hopefully the medication will let it heal and it won’t have to come to that.

Over Shabos Elis fever spiked to 105.5 at a point but for now its mostly between 101-103 which is manageable. They have him in a cooling blanket to try to keep the fever down. They did a procedure Friday night where they inserted in his arm artery something that updates every second his blood pressure. He will be in the ICU until he’s off the blood pressure medication and they feel they have the infection under control.

Thru all this Eli is very tired and sleepy from the many medications he’s on but is completely aware of what’s going and is asking all the regular questions he always does and even cracked a few jokes BH. The DRs will evaluate him a few times a day and we will take one day at a time and hope he can get out of the ICU as soon as they feel he is stable enough to go to a regular room. He will need to be on IV antibiotics for 2 weeks hopefully some of that will be able to be given at home once they feel he is ok to leave beezrat hashem sooner then later.

Thanks once again to 2 of the “uncles” that stayed with us for the Friday night meal and for the other uncles that entertained the rest of the family at home. We also today had Rabbi Ten and Yitz Wurzburger who always come to visit when we are in CHLA for Shabos took the long walk to visit us in the 105+ degrees and was very much appreciated. Rabbi Korf from the local Chabad also came today. Thanks so much to everyone really means a lot to us.

Please as always continue having Elimelech Ben Basya and all cholim in your tefilos. A GUT VOCH