Today they took the ventilator out, and it isn't going as well as they'd hoped. Dad's breathing is still labored and he's not getting the oxygen he needs. They'll monitor it through the night and if it's not better by the morning the doctor will do a tracheotomy. That's something we obviously don't want to happen. But if it will be better for dad in the long run, then I guess it'll have to be done. He's off the morphine because it makes him dilusional. They've put him on deloded, another form of pain medication. His fever is still fluctuating. Not much else to say tonight, just pray that his breathing improves over the next 8 hours or so!!