Posted on 12/21/2020 2:58:52 AM PST by agere_contra
Prayers up now and we are headed to Mass in an hour will pray for him.
Thank you MomwithHope!
very happy to, I got caught up on the thread, happy he is doing better.
Amen!
Update: bad news.
Tom has had to be anaesthatised and intubated. He wasn’t hanging onto his oxygen overnight.
He’s not on a ventilator yet, and his chances are still described as good.
+ God the Father of Mercy. Forgive us our sins, and bring us to Yourself this Christmas. Please bless and heal my brother. May he breathe your sweet air unaided on Christmas Day +
+ We ask this in the Name of Jesus Christ, True God and True Man +
Update: no change.
Tom’s been stable all day: sedated and on a breathing machine at 95% sats.
Not getting worse or better.
I’m unofficially given to understand that this is likely to go on for about two weeks: with perhaps a 2/3 survival rate.
+ May God bless him as he peacefully sleeps. +
Update: positive news
Tom’s sats are up, and so his oxygen flow has been reduced to 90%. Pending X-ray results the nurse has made an audio exam and can hear a clear chest(!).
Hoping for confirmation tomorrow.
+ May God bless him as he peacefully sleeps. +
Update:
Tom has no bacterial infection, and he is slowly being weaned off supplied O2.
Assuming everything continues to go well: he will be in the ITU for weeks yet. But we can be less worried for him now, thank God.
+ May God grant him sweet dreams as he sleeps. +
Update: bad news
Tom is now on Renal support (meaning that he is receiving O2 through dialysis to stabilise his oxygen). I’m not sure if there is any problem with his kidneys.
+ God the Father of Mercies: Holy, Mighty, Immortal One. You created us with great love, and you hold us in your hand. Please heal Thomas, and send him back to us. +
+ We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ, True God and True Man +
Update: very bad news.
They have drained Tom’s lungs and found evidence of fibrosis/lung scarring. It’s unlikely that he will be able to survive once extubated. They may remove treatment today.
+ Holy God: Father of Mercy. You created us with great love, and you hold us in your hand. Please heal Thomas, and send him back to us. +
+ We ask this in the name of Jesus Christ, True God and True Man +
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