Joie Update for Thursday night

I have just spoken with Becky who is at the hospital in Montgomery. Becky will be staying at the hospital tonight. If you would like to call and speak with Becky or Randall, that will be fine. They request that you call after 9:00pm CST and that you call on Becky's cell phone. That number is 256-283-6016. Basically, there has been no change from my post of earlier this afternoon. Today brought about positive changes for Joie in that her fever was down to 99 degrees and that her urine output had increased. Her blood pressure was stable and her oxygen saturations had improved. This was very encouraging to Randall and the family and what they needed to see and hear today. I would like to add that while there are improvements in Joie such as the ones mentioned above, this is still a very critical situation and we need to remember to keep Joie and the family in our prayers. At this time, Joie is still ventilator dependant and is in a very decreased state of consciousness. Her vital signs show a response to others being in the room, but Joie is still unable to awake and communicate with the family. It is very difficult for the family to see Joie in this situaion as it is with any family member. The family looks for the positive and clings to those responses as signs that Joie is going to get better. We can share in their faith that God is in control of this situaion and that his will, will be done. Please continue to remember this family. There is a long road ahead of them and they are going to need our love, support and encouragement. God Bless you all for your love of this family.