Sorry for the lack of an update the past couple of days! I (Neil, the updater of the blog) have been with Mom the past couple of days without Internet access.
Today's update will be short as I am pretty positive we will know a lot more tomorrow and Sunday: Today (Friday) they took out the breathing tube and did a tracheotomy. The good news is he is still attempting to breath on his own. They have the feeding tube going through his nose but are considering moving it to the stomach area this weekend.
One small setback which the dr's say is normal and common is that he has developed a fever of 102 degrees so they are keeping him under sedation until he breaks the fever.
We are hopeful that they will allow him to wake up from the sedation this weekend and from there, we'll have a much clearer idea of where he'll be and what kind of treatment he will need.
We have been told that this is going to be a very long process and that it could be 6 months before he makes significant improvements. That is why this blog was created, to give everyone continuous updates on his progress as we all travel down this long road to recovery with him.
Again, thank you everyone for the well wishes and prayers! We are all very grateful!
I will write again later this weekend with another update. I will be going up to the hospital all day on Sunday so I will write an update upon my return!
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