Friday Update

Ryan made a little progress today. He is still on propofol and asleep. However, the nurses did say that the fluid in his lungs (caused by pneumonia) is starting to clear. We are hopeful that he will continue to improve over the weekend.

Thursday Update

Ryan was put back into a medically-induced, propofol coma last night in an effort to stabilize his breathing and heart rate. As of this morning, his vitals are normal and his color has improved. He is now resting peacefully. It is our understanding that he will remain on propofol until the pneumonia has cleared up. We don’t have any indication as to how long this will take but will update the blog with any substantial changes. Please keep the Porcellis in your thoughts and prayers.

Setback this weekend

After several weeks of progress during therapy sessions, Ryan had a pretty major setback this weekend. On Friday or Saturday, Ryan was diagnosed with pneumonia and put back in the ICU. Doctors also think that complications associated with his treatment and pneumonia caused severe migraines and seizures late last week. Eventually, Ryan regressed to such a point that he could no longer stay on the recovery floor. Ryan is now resting in the ICU; however, he is having trouble oxygenating his blood and is back on the ventilator. When I saw Ryan today his breathing was labored and he was mostly unresponsive. Obviously, it’s very difficult for everyone to accept this setback after so much improvement. If we’ve learned one thing from this, it’s that Ryan is a fighter and we’re all hopeful that he can get out of the ICU again. Keep thinking about Ryan and his family.