UPDATE

Today did not bring the progress hoped for, but the good news is that Parker is still stable. As his oxygen levels were reduced and the ventillator pressure was reduced he stayed very stable. Unfortunately, when they removed the tube, his airway constricted which I guess happens in about 1 in 20 cases (so, of course, it would happen to Parker). In effect, it was as if he was trying to breath through a straw. They waited about 25 minutes to see if he could overcome it, but he was struggling so hard that his heart rate was climbing so they finally sedated him and intibated him again. They will now spend a day or two treating the airway constriction and then try to get him off the ventillator again. It was torture for Jason and Jen to watch him struggling to breath so even though it was disappointing to have him back on the ventillator, it was a relief for them.