Continued Progress (by Nancy)

Thanking God for the continued progress Steve made in weaning off the ventilator this week. He sometimes has “pressure support” where the vent helps him breathe and a few times has had only the “trach collar” which means he is off the vent and just being supplied extra oxygen. He has been able to use this for as much as 2-3 hours every now and then! The medical staff feel he has turned a corner in his breathing progress!

The other big gain has been in sitting on the edge of his bed, erect posture, good head control, and able to be without staff supporting him for up to a minute and four minutes total. A big difference from when just having his legs lowered to a semi-sitting position made him too dizzy to continue! 

Thanks to the Bantas, Gieglers, Rick, and two buddies from Steve’s railroad group for their visits this week. They remind Steve of the life he is coming back to!

Please continue to pray for perseverance, hope, and the sense of God’s presence for Steve, especially at night. The phantom limb movement and weird pain in arms and hands are in his words, “driving me crazy!” Another aspect of this strange disease as things “wake up.” Thank you!