After a difficult Friday…Saturday was a day filled with sighs of relief and many heartfelt smiles. Late Friday night there were signs of possible good things to come and sure enough on Saturday...Jeremy did what he has been doing for the last five weeks. Jeremy left the “odds” in the dust and successfully sustained his extubation (removal of the breathing machine necessary for his surgery). Through the remainder of day he was somewhat “antsy” but maintained all his vitals well within normal limits.
Today Jeremy has responded to commands…smiled appropriately indicating his sense of humor is intact…and attempted to forms words. There are periods of a lot of activity followed by indications of headaches, then periods of rest. All of these things expected. It is still too soon to tell what Jeremy’s baseline of abilities will be following surgery, but early indications are that there is little if any decrease in abilities.
What a week it has been…so many things for which to be thankful:
¥ Life…The amazing ability of a young man to challenge all the odds and fight to recover from a devastating brain hemorrhage and a 17 hr marathon surgery.
¥ Neurosurgeons…Individuals dedicated to detail and precision; exhilarated and challenged by the intricacies and cutting edge frontier of the brain and willing to allow collaboration with the mysteries of life
¥ Family & friends (old& new & and cyber acquaintances). How does one begin to value all of the thoughts, prayers, and positive energy being sent in Jeremy’s direction? How can there be enough “thank you”s said to come close to the depth of gratitude we feel? Know please that all of the prayers, well wishes, emails and cards, are truly appreciated.
¥ The Sacred…the home of faith…where the words of individual prayers and the energy of thoughts are combined to initiate a mysterious response in the body of another which defies explanation and demands a sense of humility and awe.
¥ Love…the force connecting us all…a mother to a son…a sister to a brother…a father to a son…a brother to a brother…a daughter to a father…friend to friend…grandparent to grandchild…uncle to nephew…aunt to nephew…cousin to cousin… Thank you for opening your heart…your connection to Jeremy and your expression through thoughts, prayers, or simply visiting this blog is vital to the drive to encourage, support and empower Jeremy.
The rally chant continues…Go Jeremy Go!!!!
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