Saturday, July 30, 2005

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Judah is resting quietly now with the ventilator. He is too heavily sedated to be responsive but we hope he can hear us. Alissa is coming in later this evening and Grandpa will also be here soon. Mom and I have reserved a nearby hotel room so that we will all have a place to crash and shower nearby. Grandpa will be well pleased because they serve complimentary cocktails here between 5 and 7 pm.
I honestly do not know what to say about Judah right now except that he is still fighting. They are still treating him with steroids in the hope that they can recover some degree of lung function. I was with him last night when we were discussing contingency plans with his nurse and he made it clear that if intubation were absolutely necessary, he would consent to it. "I want to live," he told her.

6 Comments:

At 1:22 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Dear Judah and all the Whites, we love you. -- Erika and Amihai

 
At 2:11 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Judah and Family,
My thoughts and prayers are with you! Judah..you are such a fighter..keep it up! Without you and your mom's inspiration years ago I would not have had the courage to go back to school! You are an amazingly strong family.
Erin L.

 
At 2:40 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Judah -- you are in our thoughts and prayers. Keep on fighting.
Love, Karen & Jared

 
At 2:45 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Judah, you are always in our thoughts. We continue to believe that things will get better. Keep fighting. We love you.

Love, Gaby, Jeffrey, Alex & Jess

 
At 3:03 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Dear Whites,
We are praying for Judah and sending all our love.
I know that intubation will give Judah's lungs an easier time to heal.
We love you, The Schweitzers

 
At 3:14 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

hang in there, judah and family -- we're all pulling for you. judah, when freddy and andrew get back from the dodger game (freddy's first) and liza wakes up from her nap, we'll go to the virtual kotel site and have a note placed for you.

all our love (and healing prayers),
sharon, andrew, freddy, liza, and xena

 

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