Psalm 4:8

Today's daily verse from the bible:

Psalm 4:8 

In peace I will lie down and sleep.  For you alone, O Lord, make me dwell in safety.

This is exactly what Jayson is doing now.  It's for his safety that he is sedated. We thank God for another morning with Jayson.  These past few days has shown us how strong Jayson is and how hard he is fighting to stay alive.  He is an inspiration to all who know and love him, to both the young ones and young once.  I personally think that God is allowing all this to happen to Jayson because he has great plans for him in the future.  He is a living testimony of God's grace, love and power.

Last night, Jayson was running a fever which peaked at about 103 and was also shivering.  The nurses were able to get his temperature back to normal again and is now stable.  He is tolerating all the positional changes they've had to do.  The nurses were able to bathe him and the respiratory therapist was able to do some oral care.

Jayson had another CT scan this morning just after 7.  He was safely and smoothly taken to and from the CT scan area.  Results of this CT scan indicated that two of the three spots of concern remained the same size, however, the 3rd one on the left back side of his brain has increased in size. There is possible bleeding and his doctor has taken the appropriate actions to minimize the bleeding.  The cause of the bleeding is still uncertain. An MRI was recommended, but his doctor didn't believe Jayson is stable enough to undergo a 3-hr MRI procedure.  So, they will do another CT scan at 6 p.m. tonight to see the progression of this area of concern.

At about 2:30 p.m., his blood pressure was getting elevated, so the nurses increased the sedation medication to help it go down.  Higher blood pressure can cause the bleeding in his brain to get worse or break a clot that has already formed.  They are closely monitoring his blood pressure and adjusting his medication as needed.