Update 04/13/12
By Ron Stark — Apr 13, 2012 3:19pm Taylor has been flown to Phoenix for the next part of his journey. We will post more later.
Author: Lisa Ansay
Waking up
By Lisa Ansay — Apr 12, 2012 5:32pm Taylor has been off sedation all day, and is slowly waking. They say it might take a few days since he has been sedated for nearly two weeks. He is breathing on his own with only minimal supplemental oxygen. His vitals have…
Day 11
By Ron Stark — Apr 11, 2012 6:27pm Today, Taylor had the day off from all of the rigors of the ICU. They are letting him rest peacefully after a chaotic day yesterday. He still has a slight fever at times that they are regulating with a simple room fan.…
Update 04/10/12 10:22pm
By Ron Stark — Apr 10, 2012 10:22pm T is resting on medication after a long day for him. His results from his Lumbar Poke are still inconclusive at this time. He had a wake-up assessment tonight. As they lowered his sedation level Lisa read to him many of the…
Upadte 04/10/12
By Ron Stark — Apr 10, 2012 5:03pm Taylor is still heavily sedated at this time. He is undergoing a procedure to remove spinal fluid for the matter of testing. He is fighting an infection and a high fever that goes along with it. The fluid might hold the…
Update 04/09/12
By Susie Roemhild — Apr 9, 2012 5:24pm Today T had a rough start. He is fighting pneumonia, and this morning they performed a broncoscopy, which removed much of the accumulated fluids. They are using the trach to stimulate a different kind of breathing pattern to strengthen his lungs (…
Update 04/08/12
By Susie Roemhild — Apr 8, 2012 6:29pm Taylor has been resting soundly today. He is not going to be moved on Monday as previously thought. While he has responded to the nurses off of the sedation, long term off sedation is hard. So they are allowing him get the needed…
Update 04/07/12
By Susie Roemhild — Apr 7, 2012 7:15pm Taylor is still breathing mostly on own. They have taken out his chest tubes and his vitals are still stable. Still reacting when the nurses stir him. He will transported on Monday to Phoenix St Joes for more rehabilitation. We will post…
Update 04/06/12
By Lisa Ansay — Apr 6, 2012 9:44pm Today was a good day.They stopped helping him breathe. Yesterday he was on assisted breath where he would initiate the breath, and the ventilator would finish for him. Today, they let him breathe on his own for a few minutes….then hours…and he…
Update – 04/06/12
By Ron Stark — Apr 6, 2012 12:59pm Taylors temp has come back down to a normal reading and his blood pressure is good for now. They are slowly dialing back his sedation level to once again see if they can rouse him a bit. Another day of prayers and…