March 15, 2008

Friends/Family -

Nathan came very close to getting off the ventilator (extubated) today. He was taken down to minimal settings where he breathes on his own with the tube in, but after a time, his blood gases dropped too low to continue. He was a close call, and we are hopeful that tomorrow he will do better.

Please pray that Nate will be strong enough to take this step tomorrow so he can get on with the next steps toward going home. Also, please pray for us, and the kids, as this was day 11 and everyone is wearing thin.

Thanks for everything!