Josh has been moved out of the pediatric ICU and is on the epilepsy monitoring floor in a "mini-ICU." He is sleepy, but awake from time to time and lucid. He has a morphine pump for the pain in his head. On a scale of 1 to 10, the highest it has gotten for him is a 6. So I suppose that's good. He is also getting a steroid for swelling and antiobotics to fight possible infections.
He had another MRI this morning to make sure everything is okay. Josh will be allowed to eat and drink today and wear normal clothes. It's hard to know how his spirits are, but I will have a better sense as the day goes on.
I overheard a mom on her cell outside the pediattric ICU yesterday. She was recalling a conversaton with her son, who was recovering from surgery. She told her son that so many people were praying for him. "There's probbaly 1,000 people praying for you." When she got off the phone, I smiled at her and she smiled back. It was the kind of smile that parents exchange outside of a pediatric ICU. It says "I know what you are going through. I know how hard this is for you."
Stay positive. Please say a prayer for Josh's good health and speedy recovery.
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hi jerry & Robyn----glad to hear josh came thru the day-of-surgery well...i'm sure that 'regular' food and teen clothing will help raise his spirits a bit! know we're thinking of you all, and will be saying a Mi Sheberach for josh's recovery (and for your stamina) throughout.....will talk soon..
ReplyDelete-steve & julie
Glad to hear that things are progressing well. Have you both been staying at the hospital, or did you get a chance to rest? Take care of yourselves too.
ReplyDeleteIt was good to talk with you - and good to hear that things are going as well as can be.
ReplyDeleteWe send lots of love to all of you - and are holding Josh in our thoughts and prayers for a refu'ah shleimach - a full healing!
Hi Josh-
ReplyDeleteI am so happy to hear that you are making progress and are able to do things now. I pray that your headaches will go away very soon. You are on the road to recovery! I just know it! Happy 4th of July. Mrs. Keyes :)
Josh,
ReplyDelete(I think I sent my first note to you through your dad's e-mail... I think I finally got this blog-thing down...)
I'm real happy to hear you're moving through the surgical process, and that you can get on your laptop and cell phone for some well deserved distraction!
Take care... you're in my thoughts...
Thoughtfully,
Gary (LaBella)