December 7, 2020

Today is not better news. They had to put him back on the paralytic this morning because his lungs were too tight and stiff to breathe even with the ventilator. He still has a ventilator up at 90% and his oxygen levels are at 90 to 92% they are not encouraged with his progress. He’s been on the ventilator now for close to a week and haven’t seen any improvement. In fact it’s just gotten a little worse. He said it’s time for the family to get together and discuss next step care. If he gets well enough to get a tracheotomy and a feeding tube then we may have that as an option. He is not well enough for that now. He would not be able to swallow with a tracheotomy so they would have a feeding tube and he wouldn’t be able to talk. There is never any way to know how long a patient would need to remain that way either. We don’t have to make any immediate decisions today. We know Dan loves you all and appreciates all the prayers that have been said on his behalf.