The tube is out – yea!!!!
It was an unexpected and welcome surprise. The entire family is in
celebration mode! Tyler’s throat is
pretty raw, but now it can heal, he said it was “cavernous”. He was using all sorts of big words
today. After they removed the tube all
he wanted was water, but he couldn't have any until the specialist came in to
make sure everything was okay. In the
meantime, he was saying some pretty insightful even inspired things. He was also saying the funniest things like, “When
I get out of here, the first thing I am going to do is go to the finest
restaurant and order all kinds of water and ice – buckets full of it”. I know what I am giving him for
Christmas! It sure brings a new imagery to mind when I think of "the living water" referred to in the scriptures.
He savored everything he was
given today. He got to take a few sips
of water, a tiny bit of mashed up Popsicle, some sprite and a spoonful of
pudding. Tomorrow he is going to get
some root beer, he is excited for that.
Both John and Karen commented how great it is to hear his voice. What a blessing to be able to communicate
again! He was finally able to let the nurse
know that his muscles were having spasms, so they gave him something for
that. Finally, we will know how to help.
Tyler doesn’t remember much from that night. He thinks he was in a motorcycle accident,
but also remembers the hard impact and being very cold. We will most likely never know the full
story, but we do know what is important – that by the grace of God, he made
it.
His fever is up again today, so if you are praying for
specifics, this would be a good one. His
cultures still aren’t growing anything, so it is just a waiting game. Tyler’s eye is looking so much better
today! He still doesn’t like to open it,
but that is not surprising considering the major operation two days ago.
Tyler saw his entire family today, and what a joyous reunion
it was! Josh and Zach saw Tyler for the
first time today. As you can see by the
smile on his face, Tyler loves his family dearly, and they love him. Tyler tried to roll to his side in attempt to
be nearer to his little brothers. He
even tried to move his left arm to give his baby brother a hug. Prior to that, he had not attempted to move
that arm due to the severity of injuries. He has such a unique and special bond
with those little guys.
John spent 2 to 3 hours today with the Search and Rescue
team. Tyler’s rescue was a pretty big
deal to them because people that are that broken don’t usually survive. They used Tyler’s exact rescue as a training
today, down to every detail. John watched
on as the mock rescue began. One of the
rescuers and family friend, Kevin Dickerson, played the role of Tyler. He was dressed in the same type of clothing
Tyler was found in, he laid in the exact location and was even given an
IV. John watched every exact step that taken
to preserve Tyler’s life. Another
rescuer told John, “Tyler can fly, there is no way he should have survived that”. We truly believe angles were accompanying him,
softening the fall.
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