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Silas is holding steady. His monitors look great! The team is having a little trouble taking his sedation down. He gets agitated when the sedation gets below a certain level. I know I would too. Please pray that the team will get the bolt, the drain and the ventilator out on Monday. That is theContinue reading “Silas Update #56 (June 10, 10:30 pm)”

Hello friends. There is really nothing new to report but I know you all are praying fervently so I thought a mid-day update would be good. Silas is resting comfortably. All the numbers on all the monitors look great. Praise the Lord! It has been a hard day emotionally. It is a lot to process.Continue reading “Silas Update #55 (June 10, 2:53 pm)”

Silas is good this morning. He is off his blood pressure medication and is holding steady. His ICP (Intra Cranial Pressure) is in normal range. But, we are at a bit of a stall point. The team is hoping to take out the ventilator and the “bolt” on Monday. So, they have increased sedation toContinue reading “Silas Update #54 (June 10, 10:52 am)”

Oh friends, I think we have jumped to the 4 steps forward phase. Silas is doing so so so well! His ICP has stayed low (single digits!) and so has his Blood Pressure. His Oxygen levels have stayed high. The team is taking down his sedation. He is now waving at his nurses when theyContinue reading “Silas Update #53 (June 9, 9:25 pm)”

Silas is doing so so so well. He is opening his eyes and wiggling around a lot. He is consistently following commands. At one point our nurse asked him for a thumbs up and he shook his head no. It was pretty hysterical. His vitals are great. His ICP is low. The team is pleased.Continue reading “Silas Update #52 (June 9, 5:18 pm)”

Silas is making his needs known by blinking once for yes and twice for no. Praise Jesus! He is in a lot of pain. He is letting us know his head hurts. That is to be expected of course. We told him we would reach out for prayer. Please pray for continued healing. Please prayContinue reading “Silas Update #51 (June 9, 3:10 pm)”

Silas is doing really well. His ICP is low. Mostly under 10. His Blood Pressure is good. His Oxygen level is good. Please pray for more rest. Please pray for 100% healing. Please pray for solid progress. Please pray for comfort and strength for Silas. Please pray that scripture is running through his mind andContinue reading “Silas Update #50 (June 9, 2:10 pm)”

Silas is ok. There was just a lot to suction so it makes things crazy for a minute. Thank you for praying.

Please pray. The team is trying to suction Si’s lungs. His ICP is through the roof and alarms are sounding. I left the room.

Overall, Silas is good this morning. His vitals are good. His ICP is good. Last night he had two episodes of oxygen dropping, and BP and ICP going up. The team was on top of it as usual. Today they are still talking slow removal of sedation. So that’s good. Silas is still very responsive.Continue reading “Silas Update #47 (June 9, 9:52 am)”