I just talked to Allie a couple of hours ago and here's the latest...JW's overall condition has improved since yesterday. His lungs are looking better and the ventilator was lowered, meaning he is able to do more on his own. All good stuff! He is still listed as stable, but he is still in PICU. His blood pressure is back to normal and they have started him on a chest physical therapy machine or CPT which uses rhythmic vibration or percussion applied to the chest wall to loosen secretions from the respiratory tract and/or force them from smaller airways into larger ones where they can be better dealt with. Allie said this made a huge difference in JW's respiration quality. Allie and Wacy are headed back again tomorrow, so I will update once I hear from them. Thank you, thank you, thank you to everyone who is so faithfully praying for JW and our family. It is because of each of you and God's grace that JW continues to improve and recover from a grave situation AND that our family manages to hold ourselves together in love and strength. Blessings to you all.
One more thing, Allie forwarded a photo of JW taken today and after much debate, we have decided to put it on the blog...mainly so everyone can see 1) how big the little guy is now, since we haven't put up any pics in a while and 2)the reality of JW's current situation. If you are sensitive to things of a semi-graphic nature, please do not view the following photo, but I, personally, do think it is any worse than the ones shown in the earliest posts on this blog. We do realize some of you may be sensitive to such things, hence the following warning.
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WARNING: The following photo may be graphic in nature, please do not share this photo with your children or anyone who might be sensitive to its nature.
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