As Dana mentioned previously, the extubation was a huge
milestone yesterday. It felt really good for her and Todd to share the
good news with everyone. The next goal is to ween him off the constant
drip sedation and further reduce his medication so they can truly assess his
status. At this point, we really don't know what deficits, if any, he
has. They use deficit to refer to any loss of movement, speech, and things
like that. We are confident through rehab Jake will gain back anything
that he has lost since the injury. The poor kid has been laying on his back the
past 16 days highly medicated and sedated. Plus he's had a breathing tube
down his throat. I think anyone would need a little time to get back to
100% after that.
At first, we were hoping this would all be over and we would
have Jake to 100% within a few weeks. Unfortunately, that's not realistic
time-frame but that's okay because Jake will get back to how he was before the
injury. For now, all we can do is focus on the positive things that
happen each day and continue praying for Jake. We all believe in our
hearts that everyone's prayers are continuing to help Jake make progress so PLEASE
keep them coming.
TODAY'S PRAYER REQUESTS!
1. Jake is not in pain and has the continued strength and
patience to get through this
2. Vocal cords do not have nerve damage and he'll be able to
speak soon
3. Movement on left side will come back with rehab
4. His body responds well to lower sedation and medication
Much love,
Uncle Ryan
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