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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)”

Silas continues to do so so so well. God is so good. We had the sweetest day with him today. He said so many funny Silas things. And his concern for others… precious. Ryan is going to shave his head so that the two of them match. Silas is getting the biggest kick out ofContinue reading “Silas Update #76 (June 14, 9:37 pm)”

Sweet Silas. Words cannot express how much we have missed this boy. He is better with each passing minute. As usual, his primary concern is for those he loves. He is talking about the Lord and how great He is. He is smiling. He is cracking jokes. So Silas. He is still very weak. TalkingContinue reading “Silas Update #75 (June 14, 2:49 pm)”

Praise the Lord!!! Silas is acting so much more like Silas. He is talking a lot and communicating well!! He talks very quietly but he is saying a lot! He has talked about eating pizza with Mr. Stock at camp. He had talked about what it’s like to sleep for 2 weeks. He told usContinue reading “Silas Update #74 (June 14, 11:50 am)”

Silas is still doing so well. He has very few monitors on at this point. He is trying to talk more and more but it is difficult. His throat is very sore. All of his neurological checks have gone very well. The team is so pleased! We are so thrilled, but this phase has it’sContinue reading “Silas Update #73 (June 13, 9:24 pm)”

Silas is off the vent! He said his name. Multiple times. A little bit louder each time. He gave Ryan and I kisses. His vitals also look great. Neuro is not shocked by the new brain bleed. They are watching it closely. They are not overly concerned. Please pray that Silas makes a 100% recovery.Continue reading “Silas Update #72 (June 13, 3:06 pm)”

Taking out vent now. Please pray.

They got Silas all suctioned out. He is not vomiting. They are still planning to take him off the vent. The neuro team is coming to talk to us in an hour about the brain bleed. Please pray for all of us. I just don’t have the words right now. If you have not hadContinue reading “Si Update #70 (June 13, 1:10 pm)”

Please pray. Si vomiting. Has new brain bleed.