Updates as of Thursday, August 14th, 2008

Hello all, I know it has been a while... because there has not been any significant updates to report. My brother continues to be in a stable condition. Amanda (the third eldest sibling) told me today that they are waiting for a doctor in St. Louis to accept Drew as a patient at St. John's. They are hoping to have him transferred by this Monday but will see. Mom continues to be by his side in Indiana. It is probably for the best that he continues to be at the same hospital where doctors/nurses fully know him. He continues to be in a coma but hopefully he will be coming out of it within 2 weeks as the doctors originally predicted. This is not a sure bet so please don't assume that he will wake up. I will be in touch again with new updates as they develop. God bless you all and keep my brother in your prayers. Hugs. Alex

Another one from my sister Courtney:

Hello all,

I talked to my mom. Overall, Drew continues to be stable. Bad news is he still is having some fevers. Good news is the doctors took him off the vent today and pulled his central lines. He is breathing on his own. They are placing a PICC line - which is an IV line that can be used long term. Still talking about transfer, most likely next week.