June 26, 2017 10:30 pm

Not much changed since our last post. Josh finished the day heavily sedated on Propofol and receiving generous amounts of Tylenol and hydrocodone. The swelling in his face keeps improving but his head is still much larger than normal and his brain is clearly still swollen as we can't tell where his skull has been removed. He has still not opened his eyes and his right still still doesn't dilate when exposed to light, though the left does. He does move his arms (especially his left) and legs from time to time in a purposeful manner, likely in an effort to get comfortable. This remains a good sign. His heart rate, blood pressure and body temperature are all within normal range. His breathing is still partially supported by a ventilator. He still has two chest tubes but we are expecting the right one to be removed tomorrow. His left lung still has a very small hole and so needs to be drained.

The key remains the swelling on his brain. Until the swelling goes down, it is impossible to calm him down sufficiently to bring him out of sedation. We'll have to see what tomorrow brings.

Thanks to all for your on-going support. We definitely fell it and it means a great deal to us.