Quick note. Day 9 of 9 day steroid treatment was on Sunday. On Sunday morning at 9 am, they took out Ryan's breathing tube and replaced the jet ventilator with a byphasic machine which is MUCH easier on his lungs, and he can now turn his head. (It gives him puffs of air, but he still has to do a lot of breathing on his own) He has surprised everyone and has made been successful for about 18 hrs now. We're by no means out of the woods yet, and will know more by the end of this week. In the meantime, we're still spending lots of time with him and hoping hoping hoping that his lungs will support him without the help of the steroids. It's been pretty cool watching him learn how to breathe.
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