Joye's Update 6/9/08

Another successful day today! Andrew weaned twice (so far), once for 1 hour and 10 minutes and the other for 1 hour and 30 minutes. He will most likely have another wean later tonight as he got started late today due to the respiratory team being so busy early on. He felt as though he could have gone more than an hour and a half, but his doctor's orders only allow him to go 90 minutes at this time. His orders will be changed as he is able to do some consistent weans in this time frame. He was also able to get up for about 2 hours and he only had an appetite for breakfast today. I really believe Andrew's recent improvement on his weaning from the vent is due to every one's prayers and faith in God to heal him. Andrew's own faith has gotten stronger and he's so calm and so focused, it's truly inspiring. Thank you so much for your faithful praying . . . it's meant the world to Andrew and the difference in his recovery. Good Night and God Bless you all. Joye