September 21st, 2009 by kksmlizzie

Monday September 21, 2009

Elijah is continuing to show slight improvement daily now and is starting to stabilize his vital signs. His heart rate has decreased significantly today which is a good sign dropping almost 50 beats per minute to bring the HR back to near normal for him.

He continues to breathe on his own with very little support from the respirator, especially during the day time hours and he is tolerating the dialysis daily without any complications.

Joy stated that his temperature had also dropped and the fever was not as significant. This is all very good news and shows marked improvement over the last week, hopefully Eli will continue to heal rapidly and show significant improvement daily now.

We are working on a fund raising strategy for Elijah and Joy to help defray the enormous expenses associated with 24 hour ICU care and any expenses they may incur during follow-up after the hospital stay. We are planning a skate demo at the hospital this month organized by some KKSM friends in Virginia. We also will be putting up a site for them where people may make online donations. If the donation comes into KKSM it will be directed to Joy and Elijah and will qualify for a tax donation.
You may also mail a check to the KKSM office for them:

KKSM
4960 South Gilbert Rd Suite 1-511
Chandler, AZ 85249

Joy wants everyone to know that she is grateful for all your prayers and kindness.

Peace

The KKSM KREW †