Respirator Update

7/15/10 Respirator Update
Marc and I were able to go home last night and get some better sleep, which is
much needed. We completely trust the doctors and nursing staff here at the
Pediatric Critical Care Center (DeVos Children's Hospital) and could rest with
this in mind.
We were able to meet with the Doctors and nurses this morning for their daily
updates and we met individually with Josie's Neurosurgeon. We hope to have a
plan of action sometime tomorrow if all goes well.
Josie was able to have her breathing tube removed this afternoon. It was a
little more nerve racking than anticipated and Josie experienced quite a bit of
pain, but she is breathing on her own and resting with some pain meds while I
write this update. She needs to have a good cough or cry to help things smooth
out in her breathing. Keep praying for this.
As for things to pray for, the doctor said that when the biopsy results come
back and when they do the next surgery, the best outcome would be that they
find that the tumor is growing from the outer area of her skull (not really
medical terms used here) rather then near the center of her brain. Everything
is waiting though for final results on her biopsy.
Thank you for praying! We are truly blessed by the support that we have been
receiving.