Thursday, June 21, 2007

With the hospital being so close, Tami was able to drop by the church office where I work and give me a verbal update on Kevin.

Kevin has been moved to the ICU of Kindred Hospital, not because he has taken a turn for the worse healthwise, but because he pulled out his trach and they are going to watch him more closely to see if he can go without it. There are about 8 stages of recovery that people go through who have suffered brain injuries. Kevin is in about stage 3 where he has become very aggitated. This is normal. A test was done to see how he swallows. Unfortunately, he isn't ready to eat by mouth yet. He'll continue to be fed through a tube.

Please pray that he can remain off of the trach. He is being monitored to see if he is getting enough oxygen on his own.

Thanks,
Karin