Day 81 update on Mark

Moment by moment I’m kept in His love;
Moment by moment I’ve life from above;
Looking to Jesus till glory doth shine;
Moment by moment, O Lord, I am Thine.

It just hit me this morning that in 9 short days my sweet love will have been going through this most recent difficult battle for 3 months!!!  90 days!!!  I am so grateful for the hope, strength, and faith that God has given us during this time.  Truly the prayers, love, and support of so many "out there" who are praying for us have truly kept us sustained. 

Ah, were it not for grace! 

The plan for my sweet Mark was to start weaning down some of his sedation on Saturday and to see how he tolerated it and if the seizures returned.  They got off to a slow start because Mark started having some belly issues.  It seems that the barium they gave him to have his feeding tube placed is not traveling through his intestines too well.  So, a quick change of plans had us focusing more on his belly on Saturday and Sunday.  Minimal changes were made to his sedation but not enough to wake him up and really not enough to make a difference for any seizure activity. 

Today has been a bit more aggressive for weaning sedation, but it has to be done very slowly and it is too soon to tell anything. 

They did take all of the staples out of his head over the weekend and then this morning removed some other stitches that were there. 

There is no real plan other than to see how Mark's brain tolerates waking up and then to see if there are seizures, damage, etc.  and then to go from there. 

Moment by moment.....

As always, thank you all for your love, prayers and support during this time. 

I was asked again for the address for get well cards for Mark so I am posting it here:

Shands Hospital
Attn:  Mark Humphreys, room 8205
1600 SW Archer Road
Gainesville, FL  32608

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Teri H.
http://www.gofundme.com/humphreysmedicalfund