Last evening and into this morning David's communication has remained minimal. His night nurse indicated that there was some increase in his non-verbal responses earlier this morning. I did find that, for whatever reason, David's preferred communication is the squeezing of the hand rather than nodding his head or speaking. This morning, his squeeze with his left hand was fairly strong as he responded to some specific questions about TV, people being present, etc.
The bronchoscopy this morning revealed that the stents are still in place and there is no infection. Chest X-Rays also revealed that things are ok. However, there are more secretions than yesterday and they feel David may have aspirated (getting some of the stomache contents into the lung). As a result, David's breathing has become more difficult and very rapid. They are now doing a tracheostomy, creating a more direct airway into his lung from the throat area.
Please continue to pray for David--especially requests that relate to his breathing and the effectiveness of the tracheostomy.
Thanks so much!
Sam
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