Jon is very, very sick. The ARDS (Acute Respiratry Distress Syndrome--this is what Jon had earlier when he was so sick) and pneumonia are both affecting his lungs. The x-ray from today looked worse than yesterdays. Yesterday, there was only a small spot at the bottom of his right lung. Today, both lungs are cloudy. They have him completely sedated and paralyzed so that he is not breathing at all on his own. They want the ventilator to do all of the work. They do not want Jon to be coughing or anything. This is a VERY serious situation. The doctor told Mom that he is very concerned and that the next 24 hours are very important!
What we have to be thankful for: A nurse told Mom that they had seen lungs in worse shape and those people ended up fine. Also, Jon's white count is down today. They do have some room to make changes in his ventilator. It is set at 40% oxygen and the PEEP is at 10 so they have room to go if they need to. Before, the ventilator was at 100% oxygen, at least 15-20 on the PEEP, he had the ossilating ventilator, and nitric oxide...we are still better now than we were then...
PLEASE PRAY FOR JON AND THE DOCTORS AND NURSES TO KNOW HOW TO TREAT HIM APPROPRIATELY. WE ARE VERY WORRIED, YET VERY FULL OF FAITH AND TRUST IN GOD. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE PRAY FOR JON! I CAN'T ASK IT ENOUGH TIMES.
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