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Silas is a rockstar! He is sitting around right now doing Duolingo… Working on his Spanish! Amazing! The CT scan came back and showed that the bleed is healing very nicely. The Neuro team is calling it a radical recovery. Shout out to Si’s friends who have his phone number… Please text him… He isContinue reading “Silas Update #86 (June 18, 12:20 pm)”

Thank you for praying friends! Silas slept last night! Quite a bit actually. He had to wake up several times for blood draws, check vitals and a scan but he was able to fall right back asleep. He seems very himself today so far. Todays goals are to walk around a bit, get outside andContinue reading “Silas Update #85 (June 18, 8:35 am)”

Silas is doing well. He is also beyond exhausted. But he is being such a trooper! So many blood draws and scans and Neuro checks. But he gets it. He understands everyone is trying to help. We are hopeful that he can get another CT scan tonight. That will show how the clot and brainContinue reading “Silas Update #84 (June 17, 6:18 pm)”

Silas is doing well. We did get to move to a new room last night at around 9pm. What a blessing! We now have window and a view of the river. It is much quieter so there are a lot more opportunities for rest. Silas is still delirious a good bit of the time. ButContinue reading “Silas Update #83 (June 17, 11:38 am)”

Silas is still doing so well. His memory is great. He is getting stronger and stronger. He is sweet and funny and considerate. All that being said, the delirium struggle is real. He feels like all kinds of crazy things are really happening and he gets frantic. He has tried to take cords and thingsContinue reading “Silas Update #82 (June 16, 7 pm)”

Please pray. Si’s heart rate is a bit high. They are trying to figure out why. Nobody seems overly concerned… But definitely concerned.

Silas is still doing so well. He is talking much more clearly today. Physical Therapy just came to see him. They were very encouraged and encouraging. They are so pleased with his progress. This is the deal… Silas could come home from here. But it just might not be the very best for him. WeContinue reading “Silas Update #80 (June 16, 10 am)”

Hello all! Silas is still doing great. I wish I had time to tell you all the wonderful things that happened today… But I am just so tired! So, I’m just going to ask you to pray… Please pray that Silas will be able to go to sleep for the night. He gets delusional becauseContinue reading “Update #79 (June 15, 10 pm)”

Silas is amazing! He is doing so well. He is actually sleeping at the moment. The team is so excited about him and his progress. They want to get him to a different room in the hospital ASAP. Out of ICU! Amazing! They want to get him home very soon. There are several moving partsContinue reading “Silas Update #78 (June 15, 3:03 pm)”

Silas is still doing great. He is so tired but he is having a lot of trouble sleeping. There is a lot of activity in a hospital! He also is coughing a good bit which makes it hard to sleep. He is getting over pneumonia and the flu you know. He got to go outsideContinue reading “Silas Update #77 (June 15, 10 am)”