Next on the agenda...

Dr Stengel just walked in the room..this is another one of Kevin's neuro surgeons. He confirmed the last CT scan looked good and it looks like we've drained almost all of the blood in Kevin's brain. Its obvious because whats coming out of the drain now is almost clear.. before it was dark red.

So the next step in our journey will be...another surgery. This will be #4 I believe right? I've lost track. What we will do now is put a shunt into his head that will redirect any spinal fluid that may build up around his brain and place it into his abdomen where his body will release it naturally. After that is placed in they will take the ventric drain out since there's no longer a need for it. While another surgery is scary, it is a step in the right direction to ensure Kevin's recovery. Lets pray that this is another success and we make it through with flying colors. The date on that is not set in stone yet but Dr Stengel said it will be either this Friday or Monday. I'll keep you posted on that.



As far as the vent goes.. right now as I sit next to him he is breathing completely on his own. Praise the Lord!! They have a different tube hooked up right now that is only giving him extra CO2 but he is doing all the breathing on his own. The plan for now is to let him breath on his own with just a little extra oxygen during the day and let him rest with the vent on at night. This is great progress!!!

Kim