Day 286 - March 27 - Who is this?

This morning I was at work when my cellfone rang. I looked down at the screen, and it was from home, so I answered the phone with a "hey!", only it wasn't Cherié speaking - it was some strange guy, and he said something I didn't quite catch. So I asked, "Who is this?" and the answer was "Connor"! It was definitely strange to be getting that call from him - it turned out that Cherié was holding the phone for him, but it still took me by surprise.

Connor started the call with "Guess what happened", and wouldn't tell me until I tried to guess. I asked him if it was about him, and he said "Yes, and don't worry - it's good", so I immediately asked if he was standing up. Alas, no, not yet - but he did tell me something exciting he had done this morning...

If you recall, about three months ago we found he could sustain his breathing for a minute or so off of the ventilator, which was very exciting. After that, he did three minutes before his O2 saturation fell too low, and last month he stretched that to seven. Well, today he spent 15 minutes off of the ventilator, and without his saturation dropping below 90%! He even pulled it from 90 back up to 95 without the help of the ventilator! And it wasn't a laborious effort, either - both Connor and Cherie felt that he could have continued on longer than he did!

This probably seems like no big deal to you, but we see these as necessary steps in Connor's healing, and they have exponential to boot - first try 1 minute; second try 3 minutes; third try 7 minutes, and fourth try 15. At this rate of growth he would be off the thing by Thanksgiving, so guess what we're praying for!

So many more opportunities for rehab can come Connor's way once he's off the vent, and so we continue to lift up this necessary step as Connor is restored.

Thank you for your continued prayers,

Eric

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