John's overnight rest has drastically improved these past few nights now that he is allowed much more uninterrupted sleep. He still gets a neuro check about every six hours and a diaper change when necessary. However, he only gets agitated while the nurse is in his room, rather than for the whole hour following, and is able to quickly fall back to sleep. Last night when he was woken up, he complained about being thirsty, repeatedly saying "I want water." His nurse gently responded with, "sorry sweetie, it's not safe yet." She increased some of his fluid intake through his line to try to curb some of his thirst. She also dipped a small sponge in water and placed it in his mouth while suctioning at the same time. Tonight Jason's mom and her husband begin their drive out to Denver from California with the hopes of arriving sometime tomorrow. Erin's mom will be heading home early tomorrow morning.
Prayer Requests:
- John's hunger pains to subside and his thirst to be quenched
- continued restful nights
- safe travels for both Jason and Erin's moms this weekend
- John to continue to try to swallow so that he can experience eating and drinking again soon
- John's body to strengthen so that he can get up and move around
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