03/22/2007
Thomas' feeding tube was reinserted and he's already back at Chase. It only took 20 minutes and he was alert throughout procedure. When he was asked to give a "thumbs up", he raised his thumb and held it there. We were very happy. We are now waiting on a surgery date. Hopefully it will be quickly.
03/21/2007
Thomas' feeding tube was pulled out today so he'll have to go back to Sharp tomorrow for emergency surgery. We don't know how long he will be there but we are hoping that the back/neck surgery will be scheduled right away and he'll be able to stay there for a while.
03/20/2007
Sorry we haven't updated the site in several weeks. There wasn't really anything new to report till now. Thomas had a doctor's appointment with the neurosurgeon today and he was cleared for surgery on his neck and back. We have been working with Thomas to get him to stick out his tongue and he has done it a couple times for us and when we ask him to give us a "thumbs up" we can see him trying to move his thumb. These are small steps but we are thankful for all the steps we can get. The doctor was not happy that Thomas does not move his upper body very much but we are hoping that since they started range of motion exercises last week, that will improve. Please keep Thomas in your thoughts and prayers; we need all the prayers and good wishes we can get for Thomas' recovery from the surgery.
03/09/2007
Thomas is doing about the same. He is still taking antibiotics for the UTI, pneumonia and a stomach infection. The stomach infection is caused by the antibiotics. He has an appointment next week with the neurosurgeon and we are praying that he clears Thomas for the surgery on his neck and back, then he will be able to start rehab.
03/01/2007
Thomas' fever broke and he is doing better. He is responding intermittently by blinking several times to answer questions. Today he gave his mom a little kiss and squeezed her hand when asked which made her very happy!
