Thursday June 11 morning

John's kidneys still are not where they need to be in terms of functionality. He will continue to go through dialysis every other day until this changes. The doctors aren't sure why they are not working properly but they remain vigilant in making sure that they have the opportunity to heal by using dialysis to take some of the pressure off of them.

At this point we continue in a sort of holding pattern, keeping John comfortable and medically stable is a full-time job. He had a chest x-ray yesterday to make sure his lungs are okay and not filling with fluid as a result of being in bed and unable to take deep breaths and they look fine which is good news. Each minor thing in his situation can become a larger problem because he is not ambulatory or able to move his limbs, extremities. At some point soon, additional neurological tests will be performed to try to assess what might be keeping him in this coma but we have been told that this is not uncommon and unfortunately it is a medical mystery as to how long it might last. We can tell by his heart rate and blood pressure that John is not in pain which is comforting and of course, we remain hopeful that he will soon feel safe enough to return to us.