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A quick update
First of all, I want to say thanks to all of you for your thoughts and prayers, and kind words. Here's the little bit of news I have at this point.
Last Monday (Feb 27) I found out that Kirk had been awake for little bits of time for few days. First a few minutes here and there, then up to about an hour a day. He had also seemed to recognize a friend of the family who went to see him and squeezed her hand. On Tuesday there were plans to remove the respirator and see if he could breathe on his own. This would be a big step in progress and would also allow doctors to see if he's able to communicate.
This Friday, I got a short note from our friend Debbie saying only that he is on antibiotics for a lung infection. So please continue to pray for him. I'm not sure if he's breathing on his own or back on the respirator, but I'm hoping for more news in a few days.
In the long run, his family hopes to have him back in Southern California by the end of the month, if all goes well. However they're still looking into what hospital would be best for him here while also being close to family. And once he is here, friends are planning to take shifts staying at the hospital with him so his family can rest, as they've been pretty much living at the hospital in Nevada since the accident.
Again, his friends and family, and my family, all thank you so much for your support. Hopefully, Kirk will be part of the Lounge someday and get to meet many of you. I'll post more when I hear it. Thanks and God bless. Teresa
First of all, I want to say thanks to all of you for your thoughts and prayers, and kind words. Here's the little bit of news I have at this point.
Last Monday (Feb 27) I found out that Kirk had been awake for little bits of time for few days. First a few minutes here and there, then up to about an hour a day. He had also seemed to recognize a friend of the family who went to see him and squeezed her hand. On Tuesday there were plans to remove the respirator and see if he could breathe on his own. This would be a big step in progress and would also allow doctors to see if he's able to communicate.
This Friday, I got a short note from our friend Debbie saying only that he is on antibiotics for a lung infection. So please continue to pray for him. I'm not sure if he's breathing on his own or back on the respirator, but I'm hoping for more news in a few days.
In the long run, his family hopes to have him back in Southern California by the end of the month, if all goes well. However they're still looking into what hospital would be best for him here while also being close to family. And once he is here, friends are planning to take shifts staying at the hospital with him so his family can rest, as they've been pretty much living at the hospital in Nevada since the accident.
Again, his friends and family, and my family, all thank you so much for your support. Hopefully, Kirk will be part of the Lounge someday and get to meet many of you. I'll post more when I hear it. Thanks and God bless. Teresa