Evening Report

We just went in to see Phil before closing time. He is doing well. They have given him about 2 hours worth of his antirejection medication. So far, so good. No severe side effects thus far. Pray that this continues as he has 4 more hours to go. His blood pressure is still doing good without medication. They woke him up this afternoon but only for a little bit because he was kind of agitated today with the ventilator and started breathing too hard. Please pray that he would rest well tonight and that God would continue to heal his lungs in a way that only He can. Beth and I are going to the motor home now to try and get some sleep because we have to be at the hospital a little early in the morning. This is the first night we aren't coming back at 9PM, but we both are exhausted and need rest. We have the nurse's number and will be calling to check on him before we go to bed. We will be meeting with the trach surgeon in the morning at 8:30AM. The procedure is scheduled for 10AM. They are flipping back and forth as to whether it will be in his room or in the OR. Please pray for the procedure and that it would be beneficial to Phil's body and cause less anxiety when he awakens. They would like to decrease his sedation once he has a trach, but will only be able to keep him like this if he is not agitated and breathes normally. Pray that when he awakens with a trach, he would not be anxious, but would feel God holding him in His Hands. Will post again in the morning.