Thursday

At 2 am Ilene and I normally switch out so that we can each get a little bit of rest. I went in to get her and her kidney's were hurting so bad that we talked about her going downstairs to the ER to get checked. I went back to Josh's room as he was waking up agitated about every 45 minutes.

After the 2:30 am vitals and bed roll, he was pretty agitated so they increased his medication to help him sleep. That seemed to help till almost 6 AM. Around 9:30 the Cardiologist came by and listened to his heart and look at at his chart and his echo from the day before. He was pleased with his improvement and said he would talk to our Dr about the next step.

I checked on Ilene and she was doing better so I finally lay down around 10:30 AM. Ilene sat with him thought the morning came in around 2 in the afternoon to tell me they were getting ready to take him off of the ventilator. He was sitting up and tolerated it all well. He became more alert and sat and talked with us for about 30 minutes. He is still a little disoriented from some of the medication, but he has not tried to pull any of his tubes out.

By later in the afternoon he was doing good enough to sit up and take a picture with his brothers. It is the first pictures with all four kids together in a long time.

He is doing well tonight, resting and still telling the nurses what he wants.

We continue to be thankful for answered prayers. The messages and visits from so many friends have been encouraging. We have been encouraged by so many of your stories about how Josh's journey has encouraged you and strengthened your faith.