Sunday, December 17, 2006
Doing Sprints
Today has been a day of preparing Grant for getting off the ventilator. They do this by having him do "sprints." This means they turn off the ventilator every couple of hours and let him breathe on his own for 50-60 minutes. They take his vitals at this time so they can monitor how his body reacts to breathing on his own. Every time they have done it so far his blood pressures soars for the first few minutes, then he settles down and does great. He'll do a couple more sprints before they actually take the tube out tomorrow. They are also giving him some steroids so that the swelling in his throat goes down from having the ventilator in so long. Please pray that Grant continues to "sprint" well and that he adjusts perfectly to having the ventilator removed. This will be a huge hurdle.
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Shannon and Jim, well today's update is nothing less than amazing! Grant will most likely be a long distance runner rather than a sprinter. Know that we will continue to pray specifically for his lungs, the weaning off the vent and moving into his new room at the hospital. I am so excited for you as a family to have this time together finally!!!
Glad to hear you were able to sleep well, Shannon. May the Lord continue to give you comfort and peace. Love,Kathy Radom
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