We are safe and locked down like the rest of Boston. I am at the hospital with Blake but Tom is at our hotel about a mile and a half away. We are praying for all of the law enforcement involved and praying this ends soon so Tom can be with us. It is very quiet and somewhat tense here today but they are still laser focused on taking amazing care of Blake.
Blake had a quiet night which is always good news. They are going to begin to lift his paralytic today and see how he does. This will be a big step for Blake as he has shown that when his sedation starts to lighten up he becomes agitated and his blood pressure goes up as well as another pressure indicator (basically how hard the bottom of his heart squeezes) which they don't want. The plan is to slowly lift his paralytic and see how he does...if he does okay they will pull it all the way off but if his pressures go up they will put him back on and let his heart take more time to get used to the new flow. Once the paralytic is successfully lifted they will begin to decrease the sedation and the ventilator. The rest of the day will be inching toward big steps for him.
They have also begun to move him away from narcotic sedation and to IV Motrin as a pain reliever. The hope is that this will also regulate his temperature. They have removed the cooling blanket as he has shown the he quickly goes from normal to really cold and then back up using the blanket.
Overall today I just want all my family to be safe! I want to be able to hug each of my kids and my husband. Please pray for Boston. Please pray Tom gets to be with us today. Please pray that Blake does well off the paralytic. Please pray for Aidan and Riley. Thank you for your continued love and support!
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