Update #88 on Kevin

This afternoon, we noticed that Kevin seemed to be resting very soundly. Last week, Kevin’s heart rate staying getting into the 80’s more often and even hit 80 once. Myself, I saw it hit 81 and I hoped to see the elusive 79 (or even 80 bpm since I did not see that but someone else did). Today, we saw it hit 80, then 79. It kept dropping to 79, so we kept count….for an hour. Kevin’s heart rate hit 79 over 40 times, sometimes for only a second or two, but other times for almost a minute. It also hit 78 a few times, 77 a couple and even 76 once!! Very good restful heart rates, especially for a brain injured patient.


In the last week or so, there are times when it looks like Kevin might be trying to smile. Kevin doesn’t move the right side of his face near as often as he does the left. That makes a smile harder to see, since it is one-sided. It could be a grimace or reflex, but maybe a smile.

I dreamed of Kevin awake again last night. He and I were going to a meeting after he got better. It was nice.

Kevin’s secretions have gotten much better today. He even kept the one-way valve on for much of the day. At one point he did try to cough real hard, and he was making a throat clearing sound as he did it. The one-way valve, also known as the speaking valve, allows sounds to come through his trachea.

Now, go and get some rest (I’m talking to me too). Get some sleep and dream dreams.

Thanks for reading and praying,
Matt, Angie and family
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