just spreading the word.

chances are, nobody reads this. if, however, you reading this, chances also are that i don't even know you. if you don't know me, you probably don't really care about me or the people in my life. but i care about the people in my life, so i'm trying to get this out there as much as possible: pray for jon thomann.

you are probably thinking, "i don't even know who that is, so no. i'm not even religious. so .. psh. no." but oh well. whether it's prayers, thoughts or positive energy, all of it is appreciated.

jon is one of my good friends from college. i've known him less than a year but he is one of my favorite people that i have ever met. i don't know anybody who's had something bad to say about the guy. he is intelligent, hard-working and one of those inspiring leader types that i think most of us aspire, or should aspire, to be. three weeks ago, he was at a friend's lakehouse and fell down some concrete steps and hit his head. they took him to a local hospital and then airlifted him to barnes-jewish hospital in st louis for imaging/care. they discovered a large clot building on top of his brain, which was creating pressure. neurosurgery was immediately performed to remove the clot and pressure and he has been in recovery in the ICU since that time.

he has shown many signs of improvement over the past weeks and we are all incredibly proud of him. though he isn't quite "awake" yet, i know he is still fighting like crazy. he developed pneumonia a while ago and he was on antibiotics for it. recently, his oxygen saturation levels, heart rate and blood pressure dropped significantly. the resuscitative team was called in to revive him. he is still in the ICU; it is thought that a mucus plug in his airway slowed his breathing, which decreased his blood pressure, creating a chain of events that lead to his "incident." he is stabilized now and is in critical condition in the ICU. clearly, this boy needs some prayers. he means a lot to so many people.

so, instead of a shameless plug for comments, site visits or linkbacks, this is a shameless plug for prayers. i'm not one to preach but anything positive sent his way would be much appreciated by everybody that knows him.

you can visit this website for updates on his progress; his girlfriend, kathryn (who by the way is amazing and so strong in all of this), and his mom are updating it daily.