Day 42

MONDAY EVENING 10/22

The surgeon and the pulmonologist decided to take Jeff off the ventilator today. He is BREATHING ON HIS OWN. They also took the two tubes out of his mouth that were draining his stomach and put a tube back in his nose. He can now talk to us. His throat hurts from having the ventilator tube in so long.

His stomach is still terribly swollen. They probably will not be able to close his incision when they take him to surgery on Wednesday. We are praying that the swelling in his stomach and intestines will go down so they are able to but we are not getting our hopes up. He will probably still have the wound VAC to drain the area.

His kidneys are producing urine but his BUN and creatine levels are not where they need to be. His blood sugar is all over the place so he has an insulin drip.

He is making improvements but he is a long way from being able to leave the hospital. Please continue to pray for healing.

We do appreciate all the cards we have received. It really touches his heart that people he does not know care enough to send him a card. Thanks to all the Peas for their support.