Today we went shopping at 8:00am. I arranged our schedule so that right when the stores opened we were there, less people and less germs. We hooked Bryan's oxygen up to the portable tank and he was on his way. We of course had his 2nd dose of NAC and Emergencee before we left. Bryan said when he woke up, I feel pretty good, lets try and move my oxygen down to 1.5 as he was getting ready. Every now and then I saw him take off his nose tube and walk around without it. So I figured he can easily grab it if he needs it. We got in the truck and Bryan was soooooo excited to be "kind of" normal. He of course wanted to drive his TRUCK and he didn't wear his oxygen, but we had it close by incase he needed some air.
We went to Wal-Mart, Natural Grocers and Costco to get Vitamins and then chik Fil A for breakfast burritos. We went to the temple and sat and watched the construction going on. Everytime we get Chik Fil A we go to the temple for our dinner at the temple.
It was so good to be with my husband and see him starting to feel more normal. It's crazy when things like this happens you have a greater appreciation for your loved ones. Bryan was so excited to start feeling better and had so much hope and faith in these supplements. I silently made a promise to Heavenly Father that with the knowledge that I have gained from my brother I would do all I could do to help others that get this nasty Virus.
Today Bryan has been doing a little bit better. It's so hard to watch him as he recovers. I get nervous when I see his number on his oximeter go down or when I see him run to the room to lay on his stomach or when I hear him say, "man my chest feels tight". The first time I heard him say that out loud, I messaged his nurse Natalie and she said if you have any worries, just take him into the ER to be checked. She also said, "A tight chest and shallow breathes are NOT good". She also sent me some info to read and just to give me more knowledge. He is still on oxygen and going between 2.5-2 liters.
We had a wonderful visit and he stayed for about 4 hours just talking and sharing knowledge. It was so good to see him. I gave Bryan his first dose of NAC and Emergencee and he went to bed (on the couch recliner with his oxygen in his nose). I am still sleeping in Sydnee's room and checking on Bryan a few times during the night.
This morning I had a prayer of thanks to my Heavenly Father and thanked him for my mom and her example to me of being such a great caregiver to my dad. I prayed to allow my mom to be with me during this time of taking care of Bryan so she can guide me of what to do for his care. I am still sleeping in Sydnee's room, I'm a little paranoid of getting this virus. I am so scared because I know that my lungs aren't totally 100% and I know what it feels like when I can't take deep breaths from my allergy induced asthma. So Bryan is sleeping on the couch in a sit up position with his oxygen at 2 liters.
Bryan woke up pretty tired and congested. He got in the shower and blew lots of black gunk out of his nose. He laid on the bed on his stomach and I had the thought to use the massage gun on his back and lower back and butt to increase blood flow while we listened to the Tabernacle Choir. After using the gun I went to the opposite side of the bed and grabbed the lotion to put some on his feet. (Bryan does NOT like people to rub his feet) So I grabbed one foot an put lotion on and rubbed into the dry skin. While rubbing it in I had a thought come into my mind that I should look up reflexology and concentrate in the areas of the lungs to help strengthen his lungs.
