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Silas is holding steady. He does have some mucus in his lungs that they will have to remedy quickly to prevent pneumonia. His team is also trying to get his sodium levels up so that they can give Si medicine to temporarily paralyze him. That helps his body rest completely for better brain healing. PrayContinue reading “Silas Update #16 (June 3, 8 pm)”

The scan looks good. There is no change. That is good. Right now Silas is at peak swelling, which is to be expected. We are hopeful that once the swelling goes down the clots can dissipate. We are hopeful that things will look brighter in the next 48 hours. Please pray that his brain remainsContinue reading “Silas Update #15 (June 3, 2:15 pm)”

Pray hard warriors. They are taking Silas for another scan. They need to make sure that no new bleeds or blood clots are developing. And they need to see what his current bleeds and clots are doing. Pray for no change or that the clots are dissipating. Shout out to Dr. Savage who cared enoughContinue reading “Silas Update #14 (June 3, 11:40 am)”

Silas had a pretty good night last night. He was heavily sedated and temporarily paralyzed. His support team monitored him closely and had to give medications to help with his pressures. But overall he did well with no big scares. Today, he is no longer paralyzed but heavily sedated. His blood pressure is a littleContinue reading “Silas Update #13 (June 3, 10:45 am)”

Si’s pressures went up a bit so they have put him on a medication that paralyzes his body along with still giving him a medication for sedation. His pressures are now stable. Please pray that he will continue to be stable with no more added medications. Our Silas knows and loves the Lord. If youContinue reading “Silas Update #12 (June 2, 9:30 pm)”

We just met with Si’s pediatric neurologist, Dr. Savage. She is the lead on his care. She said his brain looks really good. She does not believe there is any damage to his actual brain. Of course, he has not had an MRI yet so she can’t be 100% certain. She is not worried aboutContinue reading “Silas Update- (June 2, 5 pm) #11”

Pressures are back down to a normal range. Praise Jesus!!!

The storm has begun. His pressures are staying too high. They need better access to his veins so they can administer more meds more easily. They will put in a pic line or a midline. They will also increase sedation and try a different kind. Please pray!

Ryan and I were pretty much ordered to go home tonight. Well, not ordered but strongly encouraged. So, if things remain steady that’s the plan. I also went home last night to see my other babies and answer ALL the questions. They are going to keep Silas sedated today and make sure that the swellingContinue reading “Silas Update #8 (June 2)”

Si’s CT from this morning came back with no change which is good. They will start to bring him off sedation at some point today. We are not supposed to stimulate his brain at all today. No talking to him but we can hold his hand. The room needs to stay very quiet. I knowContinue reading “Silas Update #7 (June 2)”