September 22, 2001
Yesterday was a difficult day for everyone. However,
today Jay's body has been responding positively to the
Manuitor (helps control cranial pressure). The
doctors have changed his dosage from every 3 hours to
every 4 hours (a good sign). The plan is to keep Jay
on this medication for 3-4 days and evaluate how is
body responds. We are hoping and praying that his
body stabilizes so the doctors can reduce the
paralytic drug and bring him out of his current state.
September 23, 2001
Jay had a good night. Jay is controlling his cranial
pressure and the doctors have reduced the amount of
Manuitor. I just returned from the hospital and the
family is hanging in there. Nurse just shaved Jay and
he looks good. He is now in a new room by himself
rather in the ICU ward. Finally, I apologize if I'm unable to answer all of
your inquiries directly. I took time off from work to
help out, but I'll have to return to work tomorrow.
So from tomorrow forward, John Knox will take over as
much of the communications as possible. He is from
Jay's squadron at Corpus Christi and will be in town
until Wednesday. It's our deepest hope that Jay will
be awake by then. John will send out updates via
email. Please forward this email to anyone you feel should
know about Jay's condition and include John Knox
(Johnfk72@earthlink.com) as a "cc", so we can build a
directory to keep everyone abreast of Jay's condition.
John's primary focus is to tend to Kathryn's needs.
Unless absolutely necessary, please do not contact him
directly. Thanks for your understanding and please keep Jay in
your thoughts and prayers. -Matt |