Today was a good day. As I stated in my last update – Defying the wisdom of the doctors, Samuel began breathing at 6:30 this morning and it has grown stronger and better throughout the day. It’s still not the consistent steady breathing we need, but we are going in the right direction. They have continued to decrease assistance from the machine. “…With men this is impossible, but with God, all things are possible.” Matthew 19:26The last two days Samuel was receiving his nutrients thru an IV; today he was given his first feeding of Mom’s milk thru a tube into his stomach and he digested 100%. They are feeding him every three hours and he is doing well.
He was assigned a new doctor today.
Yesterday they removed his catheter because his urine output was good; however, this afternoon they had to put it back in because he was not releasing it as he should.
I ask that everyone continue to pray specifically for his breathing. The next miracle we need is for God to establish Samuel’s “gag reflex.” Without the gag reflex, they will not be able to remove the ventilator tube because he would constantly choke on his saliva. The only option for removing the tube would be to perform a tracheotomy (cut a hole in his throat so he can breathe) and a G-tube (cutting a hole in his side to feed directly into his stomach). We would prefer not to go there – please pray so we don’t have to…
It is 11:30 pm on June 1st and Samuel’s blood pressure has started to rise. It is not at a level that they need to treat; however it is at a level of concern…
I am going to end for now. I still need to send an update about the results of the MRI, I will try to send tomorrow. Please continue to send to anybody who will sincerely and earnestly pray for Samuel. If anyone wants to be added to the update list, send an email to yemery2009@hotmail.com – you will be added to the list and I will send you all the update thus far…
Thank you,
Yancy
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