Good morning guys,
The trach & PEG procedure is scheduled for noon today and the Dr. is confident that Darrell is ready for it and will benefit from it. The other surgeries are scheduled for Tuesday.
Thanks for your continued prayers. I’ve heard lots of praises for the movement and progress this week and we’re so grateful to God for these small, but significant steps towards recovery. I wanted to clarify that his eye movements and appendage responses to stimulus are significant, but they aren’t necessarily voluntary responses just yet (from my limited understanding). He’s not ready to hear from family just yet because of the risk of increasing his brain pressure. We’re praying that those moments will come very soon. This article was helpful for me.
I’ve been asked for more communication, but the information we’re getting is very limited due to the nature of his condition as well as phone-only communication (COVID restrictions). We want to know much more and know what to look for and to hope/pray for, but I just don’t have more information right now. As you can imagine, not being able to be there for the past two weeks adds an additional layer of difficulty for the family. Your patience, support and prayers are helping us get through this. 💛
I (Jax’s mom) am going to take some time away from social media for some time to be more present with Jax and his siblings over the next week or so. Lauren, Darrell’s girlfriend, has offered to help with updates and will be sharing the information that Connie is providing. Thanks so much for praying for Darrell & caring about his family too. I know Jax has been encouraged by many of your posts and prayers and it will mean a lot to his dad too. 💝
