Around 1:00 pm today Dr. Connie decided to try and warm Jared up (he feels like a Popsicle) and if his body/brain can tolerate it, they will take him off of the Pentobarb - the barbituate that keeps him in a coma. If his ICP number goes above 20 they will have to put him in a coma again and wait another 24-48 hours and try again. Jared will not wake immediately, it typically takes 3-7 days for the body to metabolize the Pentobarb.
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Jared likes the Pentobarb, they had to put him back in the deeper coma, but it's okay. His ICP number went to twenty three. Baby steps, try again tomorrow.
Visualize your plan and then plow steadily towards it, success will follow.
Michelle and Lee: Hang in there. Your comment about baby steps is right on. Sometimes it is hard to wait--when it's your child who is hurt, you want good results fast. Waiting for this kind of recovery is sort of like the saying: "How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time". and sometimes the "bites" are "baby bites". I hope you have something to do or read while you wait. If so, it will kind of help you focus on something other than the slowness of the clock and the slowness of recovery milestones. I was thinking this morning that another good thing about this blog will be that it is a journal of Jared's life right now. When he wakes up, he likely will have no memory of the event and certainly will not have much memory of these first days of his recovery. It will also likely turn out to be the kind of journal that your family will turn to often in years to come, to read the story of Jared's accident and recovery.
ReplyDeleteYou are all in our prayers. We are asking not only for healing for Jared, but comfort and support for the rest of the family. You probably know that Bp. York has called for the ward to focus our fast this Sunday toward Jared. We will do so gladly. Much love to you. Marcia newell
So grateful for the gospel in our lives. All of your names have been put on the prayer roll. Thank you keeping us posted. We totally understand that this was an accident. Our prayers are with the other boy too. Love you all. Aunt Debbie and Uncle Roger McInelly
ReplyDeleteChecking in every day to get updates. So anxious about Jared.
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