So much has happened since the last update! Dennis had his trach removed today and is breathing so much more comfortably. He was also able to be moved from the ICU to a regular room this afternoon🎉🎉🎉 Today he walked twice around the floor, pushed himself in a wheelchair twice around the floor, and went up and down 6 steps twice! We are so impressed with his progress!!

 

He is still receiving dialysis 3 days a week. His kidney function hasn’t improved much, but they still have some hope that his kidneys can recover. We were told it sometimes takes up to 3 months to regain kidney function after an event like this, but after 3 months the likelihood of recovering significant function greatly decreases. We are praying they improve more within the next month and a half!

 

They are still watching the abscess behind his heart. It hasn’t been draining any fluid for the past few days, and he hasn’t had a fever, elevated white blood cells, or a rapid heart rate (other than occasional episodes of A-fib) for a couple of weeks! This is very encouraging!! 

 

We are so thankful for his progress so far, and we hope he continues making strides. Although we are so excited that he no longer needs to be in the ICU, we will miss his amazing nurses so much! After 41 days in the ICU, we’ve gotten pretty close with almost the entire floor😂 Thank you all again for your support and prayers over the past month and a half. My mom and I are so grateful for all of you❤️ -Caroline