Hello everyone,
Today
marks two weeks since the accident and Noah is still in the Trama ICU. The most important thing he is working on is being able
to breathe on his own without the ventilator. He has been off
it about a day now and only receiving pressure support. This is the
longest he has been able to breathe with this amount of help and
everyone is pleased! Unfortunately this doesn't allow him to have the
tubes removed yet. He needs to show he is strong enough over a period of time. Noah can't wait to
get all the tubes taken out and we think it will be a quicker recovery
when they can come out. The doctors remind us it feels like he is
breathing through a straw-I can't imagine how uncomfortable that feels.
We made Noah a sheet with the alphabet on it and he spells out his needs and thoughts by pointing to the letters. It is so nice to be able to have some sort of communication with him.
Even
with the constant pain
medication Noah is in a lot of pain. The main concern is his neck and
the doctors are not sure the extent of his neck fractures.
Yesterday
he was able to have 32 staples removed from his head. Most days he
makes a tiny bit of progress and the majority of each day he is resting
which we know is best for him. We tell him often of all the love and
prayers being sent his way. Thank you for your continued prayers, we
know Noah still has a long road of recovery ahead of him.
We love you all!
You don't know me, but I have been a lifelong friend of Marcie, Frank, Kelly & Kathi. My husband & I have prayed for Noah since the day he was born...literally...every single day. My husband refers to Noah in prayer as "Baby Noah" & I had to remind him that he is now 20. Thank you so much for this update. Please know that not only my family but all the people at my church are praying for Noah. God is the Great Physician and He is more than capable of making Noah well. I look forward to hearing of Noah's progress in the days to come on your blog.
ReplyDeleteCarla Pitman