Morning Update

Today TJ has been feeling pretty well (again, given the circumstances). Just a few minutes ago he was sitting up working briefly on one of his books. All of his symptoms being watched are trending in the right direction. Let's pray that this continues. Every day, several times a day, the staff has to "suction" his lungs; essentially using a vacuum to pull fluids out of his lungs via his breathing tube. This is vital and has helped his lung function considerably, however it is extremely painful and uncomfortable. He said he feels like he is going to have a heart attack when they are suctioning. TJ wrote today that its during that time that a coma of heaven sounds appealing. They will start a low dose of IV sedation for the night (in addition to the light sedation he is already on) so he can sleep.

He was up in a chair a couple of times today and did quite well with that.

Prayer requests....

continuation of the upward trends.

comfort during suctioning, and that it would no longer be necessary, ASAP.

energy and strength for the family - we're all a bit on the worn out side.