Extubated!

TJ has just been extubated!

The plan so far is to keep TJ in the ICU for another 24 hours for observation and then move him to a "regular" floor, more or less for more observation.

Also great, the doctors are going to try feed him at noon; TJ was intubated a short enough period they think his gag reflex and whatnot are still fine.

Best, I was actually have to talk to my dad, kinda. It was about 15 seconds -- he does have a face mask on which makes it sound like he is in the middle of a strong wind -- but I did get to hear his voice.

That is all I have right now.

High Hopes & "Bad Feelings"

As was noted yesterday (Thailand time) hopes are that TJ is able to get extubated today.

I spent most of my afternoon scanning in all of TJ's medical records from his MRSA battle in case they are need quickly. I also spent time putting blog entries from the same time into some three ring binders.

As I started reading through this blog from the beginning (I didn't make it too far, it is kinda long...) there were a couple of entries that stood out to me in particular.

The first was from early on, December 6th, two days into TJ's hospital stay (about 3 days before we found out it was getting bad, longer before we would find out just how bad) where we wrote:

"As a family we believe in medicine (MA is a nurse and [TJ's father was the chief surgegeon at United Hospital in Saint Paul, MN), but we believe more strongly on the power of God and intercessory prayer...

We believe in a God with a father's heart who has always been faithful, and so believe in God's healing hand."

The second was was titled, A More Specific Prayer Request, which contains the mantra we carry now:

A consensus has been reached among the family and our most trusted friends and prayer partners. We are *not* praying for doctoral wisdom regarding the heart, we are praying for a miraculous healing. Plain and simple.

We also asked for, "passages that support (and some demand) such prayers." Out of 274 posts not one generated as many comments.

We are again asking you to pray for such healing over TJ. I (Jon) have been having a "bad feeling" since I came across that second entry and I can't tell you why. But at the advice of my mother (who may put something up herself soon, I don't know) I am putting it out there anyway; "if we feel nudged we have a responsbility to share."

So that is what I have, a feeling (nudge?) that today, at the very least, there is the possibility for stuff to turn as ugly as it did last year. And so, as a family we ask for renewed prayer, especially on a day with such high hopes.

-Jon