So Oxygen is important...

 Tony has had a few significant improvements, giving us hope that it should be mostly up from here.

The ups: 

• Tony walked 8 laps today throughout the day (1/2 mile). 
• He didn't have to get platelets or a blood transfusion today.
• No fever today!
• No vomiting today. 

The Downs:

• Tony is still on Oxygen. He had a bit of a scare tonight when his oxygen levels dropped down to 80 even though he was on a high level in the oxygen line. He is supposed to be using this breathing exercise machine to try and re-inflate his lungs. But tonight he overdid it while using it, and he struggled to breathe for awhile after. It was really scary. 
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• We got results from the CT scan and he has colitis. They gave him 2 different IV antibiotics today to try and help with that. His gut is still causing him quite a bit of pain and diarrhea. 
• He still can't stomach anything other than water, so it was yet another day of not eating anything.
• His is still on a constant IV, and has been getting a lot of IV potassium each day. 
• It's really hard to sleep at night in hospitals. 
• Sponge baths (daily/mandatory) are not his favorite thing. 

Tony was awake and communicating a lot more today than the last few days. He is feeling a lot of hope that things are starting to look up but he is still frustrated by his lungs and his gut not working properly and causing him so many additional struggles.