Today's update is very good news!
First, Tom was discharged from the hospital with instructions to take Dramamine for the dizziness, and OTC pain medication for the pain. Now he can spend time with HJ and Ian!
Edna was visiting today, because she felt God had put it on her heart to annoint Ian, and to pray privately with HJ. When they were alone, she did. She annointed Ian, and she and HJ prayed over him, praying that he would arise!
Since yesterday, the swelling in his face has gone down drastically. It's still swollen, but he's starting to look more like Ian.
About two hours after that, while Pastor Bill, Rose, Dave E., Tom, HJ, Riyal and I were there, the doctor came in to say the results of the CT Scan were back, and they could take off Ian's cervical collar - no ligament damage to his neck! So, they took that off, and he started moving around a lot more - he stuck out his tongue, trying to get rid of the ventilator tube in his throat.
Then the doctor removed the bandages from his head, and took out the ICP (Intra Cranial Pressure) monitor, since his pressure had been well under the range they were hoping for. He became very active, and opened his eyes while HJ could see him! Tom had just called his mother on the phone to give her the good news about the cervical collar, and HJ excitedly called to him to come see. Ian kept moving, opening his mouth and trying to dislodge the tubes, and even tried to reach up and grab the tube. His little hands are tied down because of the other IVs, so he couldn't reach, but he tried with all his might!
After his nurse (Heather) gently cleaned up where the bandage and cervical collar had been, he settled down and rested for most of the rest of the time I was there tonight.
The doctor had the respiratory therapist come in, and start a test to see if Ian can have the tubes taken out. He said that, once the tubes are out and he's no longer sedated, we'll see much more rapid changes. The test is to leave him hooked up to the ventilator, and set it so it is "boosting" his breathing, but he has to initiate the breath. (If I understood things correctly.) Then, if he takes enough breaths per minute for an hour, he could have the tubes out.
I left before the test was completed, as Erin, Regan, and a friend of Regan's were there, and I thought it might be better if they had some family time. However, he was not yet able to breathe on his own well enough to remove the ventilator tubes. He was breathing 10-14 times per minute, and needs to breathe about 18 times per minute.
Thank you all for your continued prayers!
Praise God and continued prayers going up.
This such good news...from the way he was when he first got to the hospital..it sounds like he is a real fighter.
Keep up the good work, Ian...we are all asking God to give you some help...but, you stay fighting for your Mom and Dad.
Prayers up for the whole family...
Thank you for the update...
sleuth
God is good!!!!! What a testimony to God through your faith and prayer showing the people within the hospital community what a powerful force faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is....
Thanks for the update. Let's get those nasty tubes outta there!
Thanks for the good news! Continued prayers for the family.
Beautiful news !
I am literally clapping with joy and praise on my side of the keyboard! Hallelujah! Thank You, Jesus!
BTTT
Carolyn