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Kev called me this morning to tell me to bring in some boxed jello to sprinkle over ice.  Unfortunately, the vent made his swallow muscles very weak, so it's very unsafe for him to drink anything right now.  Poor guy.  But, he did say he got around 13

Today was overall a very good day.  Kevin did not sleep at all last night, which wasn't good, but his stats all looked good today.  The fluid in the lung looks better, and they hope to take the chest tube out by tomorrow! We are also praying that

From www.upperroom.org/devotional today The Renovator Read 1 Corinthians 3:9-17 Even when we were dead through our trespasses, [God] made us alive together with Christ. -Ephesians 2:5 (NRSV) THE shack my wife and I had bought in Tasmania required major renovations. Still, the place was ours.

Praying it will be a good morning as I got no calls all night and I got a great sleep!  Linda and I are just getting ready to head into the hospital, so hopefully we can get a clue as to when we're going to Hopkins and how

Today was such a success on so many levels.  I'm almost afraid to believe in the joy of it, for fear it be taken away from me again! God opened some amazing doors today, and granted Kevin to be extabeted and OFF the ventilator breathing just on regular

No word yet whether the transfer will happen today or tomorrow.  All the Doctors at LGH are on board with the transfer, and Dr. Thornton at Hopkins is currently work to get the plans laid and a bed open if possible.  Nothing official yet. Kevin is VERY awake today, which

I just placed the two most important calls of the morning (besides Linda's wake up call-for those who know her, you can smile!).  I left a message for Dr. thornton at Hopkins to call me back ASAP.  I also spoke with Kevin's nurse and he'

A Quick Night Update before hitting the bed... I just called in to see how Kev was doing and was told that his heart rhythm did change, but only rose to about 100, which is fine.  They adjusted his meds slightly for a few hours to cover him, and his

Today went well.  Kevin came off his blood pressure meds and held great throughout the day.  He is starting to get a bed sore, so they switched him to a new air mattress that should alleviate some of that pressure. He thankfully stayed sedated and calm throughout the day!  He

Well, we got clears from the Infectious Disease and Cardiac doctors that Kevin is very stable.  The plan is to keep doing what they're doing, ween him off the heart medications, and take a CT scan of his body tomorrow to see how the chest tube drainage is