5/5 10:30AM update - Last night was a better night. The nurse was able to recognize Josh starting to get anxious and was able to give him something to calm him before it got out of control like the night before. He rested well through the night after that. And so did I for once!

His levels improved through the night, so the new antibiotics seem to be working! Huge praise!! Please pray his blood work continues to improve and this infection is wiped out once and for all so he can start to improve and heal from this stroke.

The GI Dr has decided to wait until Monday to place his feeding tube in his belly. His stomach issues are somewhat improving, but they just want to make sure it’s a lot better before placing the tube.

Physical therapy came by this morning and worked more with Josh. He is still fighting a lot of sleepiness and dizziness, so getting him to do much is hard. He has started shaking his head no and nodding yes more today, which will make it so much easier for him to communicate. I also got a hug again (my favorite part!), and he blew me a kiss. 🥰

Praying for a day of improvements and no setbacks! 🙏🏻

5/5 9PM update - Today was a little rough. We are starting to see some real depression and anxiety signs in Josh, and while it’s to be expected in all of this, it’s very hard to watch. I had to get in his face and give him a very heart felt pep talk today. He didn’t want to participate much in speech therapy. He’s just in too much pain to talk. I discovered that he has thrush, so the Dr put him on meds for that, and I’m hoping that helps some. I know how painful that can be. This is just all so much, and I can only imagine what must be going through his head. To be so cognitively there and aware, but unable to talk or move your body has to feel absolutely terrifying and so frustrating. Please pray for peace and comfort over him during this time. We need him to WANT to participate in therapies to get better and move forward. Please also continue to pray for his fever to go away and stay away, for his blood pressure and pulse to even out (they have been all over the place), for his stomach issues to settle so he can get his peg tube Monday, for his blood test results to improve (also all over the place), as well as for this infection he’s fighting to go away. He just has so much going on. Please continue to pray for a miracle.

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