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Torrey had a bit of a rough night, but pulled through ok.
Turns out he has bleeding in part of his airway in the lungs.

This is not life-threatening, and is caused by the liver disease; there is no treatment, and this will set him back on being able to breathe on his own, and explains why he has had some respiratory issues lately.

They hope it will only set him back a couple of days.

He is still alert, but more tired than he was a couple of days ago, so we aren't pushing him too much to try and answer questions. They had to give him some pain meds last night (he has been so good about not asking for them), which unfortunately will stay in his body for a longer than normal period, causing him to be more sleepy than usual. It doesn't seem like there is any imminent danger of him falling back into a coma.

After having radiology thoroughly review the latest CT Scan and ultrasound, the doctors have communicated that his liver is very enlarged/fatty, not completely cirrhosized as we had been told at Mercy.

In speaking with the liver specialists last week, they feel that Torrey likely has a condition such as Hemochromatosis, but in his current condition, they cannot accurately test for this. Luckily, enlarged/fatty livers are much more likely to rejuvenate - more so than a cirrhosized liver.

We are still taking this day-by-day, as they have yet to isolate what is causing his white blood count to be high. The liver will not start functioning until the infections are cleared, so they are doing a 'white blood count' scan that will hopefully show them exactly where in the body the white blood cells are clinging.

Despite the fact that the doctors are realistic with us every morning (which usually comes in the form of a grim picture), I want to underscore the fact that they have been wonderful in trying every means possible to get Torrey well.
They have even gone above the call of duty by asking me all about Thalia and making me feel like I am the best wife on earth. Knowing that they are very busy on their 30-hour shifts, and the fact that nurturing is usually doled out by the nurses, this means a lot to me.
For those of you who witnessed the treatment I received at Mercy Folsom for those two first horrible days, you fully understand the importance of this. Had it not been for you, testifying to Torrey's character and habits, I don't believe he would be alive today.

Thank God for the UCD Med Center, and their wonderful doctors and nurses.
And thank God for our wonderful family and friends, who have been instrumental in lifting our spirits, and pulling Torrey out of his coma.

Lots of Love,
Monica