From Sue:
Hello Everyone,
It is a beautiful autumnish day here in the Northeast and there is good news. Myron is off the ventilator!! He is receiving oxygen through the trach tube but is no longer ventilator dependent. The physical therapist had him sitting up on the edge of the bed yesterday afternoon also. I'm quite sure that felt good to be upright for a change. Ones back sure gets tired of being in the prone position even if you are turned from side to side.
The trip to Bryn Mawr Rehab Center is now in the very near future, The left side is still not functioning, and the therapist told Maryann that injuries to the brain such as Myron's take 6 months to a year to heal.
So there you have it. Brief as promised.
Thanks be to God for all of these small miracles!
Thanks also to the doctors, nurses, and physical therapists and to those who developed the treatments.
ReplyDeleteMyron is likely to have a long haul ahead though 6 months to a year is promising. There are also still the subtle problems to be evaluated such as short term memory retention. Let us hope that any of those also heal.
Prayers continuing.
ReplyDeleteThanks for keeping us 'pray-ers' posted. He's making miraculous progress!
ReplyDeleteVery good about being off the ventilator. I keep prayin'!
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