Update on Nathan - Friday, Feb 7th

Thank you all for your continued prayers.  We have been cared for really well - friends bringing dinner and Maddie to the hospital to see us, letting her spend the night in their homes, our small group visitng us, a friend picking up Jonny's mom from the airport...  It's a truly humbling thing when people's responses to help and pray are even greater than our need.

Nathan was more stable last night, so Jonny went home for a good night of sleep and was able to get some time with Madison this morning.  A good thing for a girl who hasn't seen her parents for 48 hours! :)  As of today, Nathan's Xrays look pretty similar to yesterday which they are hoping means that whatever kind of unnamed viral infection he has is peaking and that his lungs will start to improve soon.  His oxygen has been down from 60-30% and he is breathing past what the venilator has him doing.  So, they are going to back him off, ever so slightly, and see how he does.  The hope, of course, is that he is able to sustain a little bit more on his own so that we can start moving him towards getting off the ventilator.  

They put a feeding tube in yesterday but his stomach is unable to pass the food through into his digestive system.  This is not necessarily surprising to us, as this has been the case every time he has been on pain meds after surgeries.  So, for now they will start giving him his nutrients through his PICC line, which is good.  Obviously, it will need to be a piece in the puzzle of the long term, ongoing conversations about his digestion.  But, that is for another day... 

Thanks again for your continued prayers - we are relying on them.









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  1. AndreaFebruary 7, 2014 at 4:39 PM

    Praying for your endurance and especially for your comfort as you love on Nathan! Praying for his breathing to return to 100% this weekend and that his body will dispel this virus completely, quickly.

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