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www.facebook.com/999061546958886/posts/1002194499978924?sfns=moMY MIRACLE!
My undeniable miracle.
My second lease on life.

Today was the best day of my life.
But it was maybe the worst day of Josh’s life. 😥

He’s awake, aware, extubated, conscious, forming his own unique thoughts, maybe a little confused, in pain, very weak, vulnerable.... it goes on.

He doesn’t remember much, but he’s already having some PTSD from the intubation. He is really down and frightened about the road ahead of him.

I have spent most of my day learning what my new role as his caretaker is going to look like. Isn’t love amazing? I’m holding my husband’s entire body weight on my chest while nurses tend to him. He tells me not to drop him but I’m so steady in this moment I’m positive I won’t. His skin is flaking off all over me and all I can think is how much I love him and that I would do this every day for the rest of my life so long as it means I get to keep him. But the good news is, he is going to get stronger every single day ❤️❤️❤️❤️every. Day.

Y’all keep asking about the hand: the surgeon is coming to look first thing tomorrow morning. It doesn’t look pretty though. I’d be amazed if he didn’t lose fingers. But God has been showing off all week so..... 😉

So my poor sweet baby needs prayers for his mind. He needs to BELIEVE he will get better. He needs peace. He needs the ability to comprehend that HE is PROOF that miracles still happen.

And the hand could use prayers too...
so could the kidneys....

But we are miles away, light years away from where we were last week.

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Clinton Heights Fire Department shared a post.

2 days ago

www.facebook.com/999061546958886/posts/1001268113404896?sfns=moJJ update:
Well UGH... the vent stays for another day. He is doing great with weaning but when he moves about his breathing increases too much the x-ray shows he still has some gunk in his lungs. So new plan for the day: we got him in the chair and we are going to do some light physical therapy.

Here are today’s prayer requests: please continue to pray for his kidneys, he is still not producing any urine. Please pray for his hand, while it’s the least of our concerns I know josh will want full mobility.
Please pray for his spirit. I’m sure he’s super bummed about the tube.

Tomorrow, tomorrow, there’s always tomorrow 🙏🏼

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Clinton Heights Fire Department shared a post.

3 days ago

Keep the faith

www.facebook.com/999061546958886/posts/1000437350154639?sfns=moGood morning!

JJ is waking up more this morning!
He LIT UP when he saw me. 😭
What I could read in his eyes was “you’re real????? I thought I dreamed you up!!”

I can’t imagine what it’s like in his brain right now, where the lines between dreams and reality and memory are all overlapping.

Everything is pretty calm ((well, considering)) with him. Yesterday the sedation was wearing off and although it was good to see him with eyes open and fighting, he seemed agitated. Today he seems a bit more aware but also much more calm.

I asked if he’d get off the vent today and a nurse told me, probably not, he has come WAYYY too far to take the tube out now and set back his beautiful progress. But as we all know by now, josh has a mind of his own. So I guess we will see ❤️

I haven’t seen the influx of doctors yet, but so far, that’s what’s up!

You’re probably sick of me saying it but thank you, thank you, thank you. I really believe it’s the out pouring of love from you guys that is making the difference here .

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