I stayed with Ryan last night, and Praise God, he slept fairly well the entire night. His temp was normal, and his heart rate was below 100 for the first time in a while. When he’s asleep, however, his heart rate is typically in the 50’s. He looked much better this morning, but when I left, he was restless and needed a lot of suctioning (when he’s sick, he creates a lot of secretions which need to be suctioned out of his track tube, because he doesn’t have a consistent swallow). Anyway, he’s still battling something. I wish I had the stamina and strength that this young man has. I can’t even stay up one night without being tired and passing out the next day; which is basically what I did today when I got home…

Lord, Please heal Ryan now, so he can come home from the hospital soon. Thank you. Amen