Today was really hard for Josh, they found that he was anemic this morning and so they decided he needed some blood. He called me because he was worried about getting it and I told him that he has had so much already that he didn't need to worry about it. They sent some of his blood to the lab and then had to fly his own special blood here from SLC, they checked his blood again with the new blood and they started the 6 hour process about 7:30 this evening. They said that he would feel much better tomorrow and have a lot more energy. He had a hard time doing his therapy today because of his low energy and he was kind of sad today. The date they picked for his release is November 30th, it will be close to that day give or take a few. It depends a lot on his motivation, the doctor said today that he needs to work on it. I know he wants to get home so I have tried to motivate him with telling him that if he does what they want him to do that he will get there sooner.
It was really hard to see Josh feeling so sad today, he wasn't even teasing like normal. He just kind of sat there. I wish there was something I could do to make him feel better. They have talked about me being there more to be apart of his PT. I will find out more tomorrow about what they want me to do. They want him to be able to take care of himself when they send him home, which is good. Today when I got there PT was working with him on getting to a sitting position when he is laying in bed. They know exactly what muscles it takes and what movement he needs to do to make it work for him. It is pretty cool to watch. Also they did a CT today and he does not have any internal bleeding that caused the loss of blood. They are not sure at this point what caused it but said they will be watching it very close. It may just be from before and his body trying to balance things out. So we are praying for a better day tomorrow so that he can continue with his PT and make some progress. Thanks everyone for keeping up on Josh and for your continued prayers, Love to all, Denise
Lots of prayers for your family. I was so happy to hear you are back in SG. I will be praying he feels better tomorrow and can get back to working hard. -Bracken Family
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