Friday Evening Update

Bryson is doing well at this point. He's made some good improvements as far as his ventilator is concerned. He's off the gas and is down to almost nothing on his oxygen requirements. The doctor is talking about taking him off sometime tonight to see if he can handle it on his own.
The echo results were not as good as we had hoped for with the pda valve still being open. So, we are in the waiting mode again until Monday when the next echo will take place. The doctors are trying to give him every opportunity to close it on his own. Surgery will be the next step for B if the pda remains open. He will have to go back on the ventilator if he has to have surgery, but they want to give him a few days off of if he doesn't need it. We remain optimistic that things will continue to improve and hope that everyone keeps the prayers going.