Comfortable and Peaceful

God is with Jayson

One of Jayson's doctor who has been managing his care just came by to examine him.  He spent some time with me to explain Jayson's current status and the plan for the day.

Jayson's kidneys continue to improve and he's making excellent urine output (he's peeing a lot). However, his blood pressure continues to fluctuate and his nurses were managing it throughout the night by adjusting his medications accordingly. A minor concern right now is the level of sodium in his body. This can be one of the reasons why his blood pressure was increasing.  They will give him a medication to help his kidney flush out the excess sodium from his system.  It will take a few days for his body to reduce the sodium level to an acceptable level. This medication couldn't be use a few days ago because his kidneys weren't functioning properly.

Extubation (removal of breathing tube) was planned for this coming Friday, Sept. 20, but now it's been pushed to Monday, Sept. 23rd. His doctor wants to give his body time to improve even more, to reduce his sodium level and strengthen his lungs.  He wants to give Jayson the best chance of a successful extubation.

Tree of Life

Jayson continues to have a fever.  It went up to 103.1 early this morning, but is currently gone down to 101.1.

Jayson opened his eyes again for a few minutes this morning as his dad and I stood at his bedside. We were told that too much stimulation can increase his blood pressure so we've restrained from talking to him or touching him too much.  It's difficult for us to not talk to him or touch him, but we know we must for Jayson's well-being.  So, we sit near his bed and just pray for God's healing touch.

Yesterday, Jayson was transferred to a  new bed yesterday. He was moved to an air bed which will help prevent bed sores. The mattress is lined with channels and air can be added or removed from these channels as needed.  Now, he can be automatically rolled to one side or the other.  Prior to this they had a few nurses rotating him manually.

As I write this post, sitting near his bed on my makeshift desk, typing away on my laptop, I glance at the monitor showing his vitals signs.  They are all looking good. His blood pressure is now in the 120s/60s. Jayson looks very comfortable and peaceful.