st. patrick’s day – dad’s thoughts
Part I of a two-part post from Ron: Well, it St Patrick's Day, and I can honestly say we have one strong paddy lying in the PICU at Johns Hopkins. Tyler is an astonishing individual who has overcome insurmountable health crises since he began his cancer journey in...
the aftermath of a miracle
Ron and I just keep breaking out in big, goofy grins today. Tyler has become something of a spectacle on the unit - the staff slow down and peer in as they walk past his room. Lots of smiles all around! The day shift from yesterday surely didn’t expect to see Tyler...
still doing well
Sorry no updates before now - I slept longer than intended after the craziest and most adrenaline-inspiring 24 hours I'd ever had! I am headed back to the hospital but spoke to Ron briefly. Ty is doing very well still on his conventional ventilator! The challenge of...
the tyler mcginn miracle – a firsthand account
The below account was written by our pastor, Kevin Hardy, who was with us the night Tyler had his miracle. Ron and I wanted to share it, because it's just as amazing a story from Pastor Kevin's perspective! Tomorrow Ron is going to share his own account. None of us...
tyler’s miracle!
It happened! Tyler got his MIRACLE! I don’t even know where to begin. Last evening, (15th), Tyler’s condition deteriorated quickly as he lost huge amounts of blood via his GI tract, and his organs started to shut down. A team worked on him for around an hour right...
gastric bleed
Just real quick: Tyler's still pretty stable, and got down to a delta p of 62 on the vent. Lungs still looking bad on xray. The current new issue is that blood seems to be pooling somewhere in his body. His belly is hard and distended. He is getting 4 units of blood a...
lungs getting worse
Tyler stayed stable all day. Despite his lungs looking the worst ever, he had good blood gases, good oxygenation, and needed no blood pressure medication. They are planning to do some weaning from the oscillator tonight. We are blown away by all the people who...
prayer vigil
Prayer Vigil Tonight 7-8 pm Crossroads Sanctuary Join us for this time of prayer as we seek God for a miraculous healing of Tyler McGinn. We will also pray for any requests that you bring. There is power in prayer! Crossroads Church of the Nazarene 2750 Rogers Ave...
slipping away from us
Tyler's still with us. It's really hard to summarize his condition right now. Again, his lungs looked much worse on xray today than even yesterday. Clearly they are going in the wrong direction. The bronchoscopy has not given his medical team any information as of yet...