March 14, 2008

Family/Friends -

Nate did not manage to get off the ventilator again today. There are several factors contributing to this being difficult--mostly he needs extra fluids to bolster his blood pressure, but these fluids make it difficult to maintain the ability to breathe on his own.
He'll try again tomorrow, so please pray that he is ready soon--if not off by next week he may need more changes to his anatomy (surgery or surgical procedure) before he will be able to breathe off the ventilator.

Also, please pray for his kidney health. Minor by comparison to everything else, but potentially another procedure to endure.

Thanks for all your feedback and words of support--they've been helpful.

Erik & Trisha