PIcs of the Kids

Tuesday Morning Update 12/16

I did not think when I started this that we would get back Tuesday.  I thought that we would be in a room having the gallbladder surgery.  

We talked to the heart dr this morning.  This is the same Dr we had for the stroke.  It was very nice to a familiar face.  He is going to send a scope down the back of his throat about 1:30 to see what is going on with the valve.  The pray request for that is that there is nothing wrong with the valve.  

He rested last night.  The heart rate is down just a bit this morning which by itself is good.  They still have him on the same amount of medicine.  He is currently in dialysis and our hope is that they are able to take off some fluid today.  

I will post an update when we hear from the heart Dr.  Please pray at 1:30 that the valve is perfectly fine.  God is in control.

Thanks for the prayers!!!

Monday Evening Post

He is resting comfortably tonight. Dialysis did not go like they wanted it to. They were unable to take much liquid. The heart is our biggest concern right now. The cardiologist is coming in the morning to update us and let us know what we can expect. Our pray is that he stablizes and build enough strength to have the heart surgery or they do not find anything to operate on tomorrow. The white blood cell count is still elevated and he has started running a bit of a fever. They are going to change his dialysis catherder tomorrow and test the current one to see if that is where the infection is. They got the oxygen on the ventaliator down to 45% pure oxygen today. That is a good thing.

This is all in the Lord's hands and I would want it know where else.

Thank you for your prayers!!!

Monday Morning Update

He rested well last night but had some issues with his heart rate and blood pressure. The dr told us that they did not see an abases in the scan from yesterday. That a huge answer to prayer. If there was one they would have to do surgery immediately. He is currently in dialysis and hopefully we will see some progress after that. They are discouraging us from spending a lot of time in the room with him. This making it hard on my mother. Hopefully we will see the dr today. The heart dr is the big one we are waiting to see.

The prayer needs are
1) rest and peace
2) heart problems
3) white blood cell count

Thanks for the prayers!!!

Sunday Evening Update

We had a rough time today. I am going to try to explain what all has happened but let me know if you have any questions. My mom called around 6 this morning and was told that the night was ok but not great. By the time her and Dan had gotten there by 8:30 things had gone south. They were informed of the heart murmur and were told that the head cardiologist was coming to see him. When they saw my dad they noticed that he was not breathing very well. They tried to do an EKG but that was unsuccessful. The abdominal area had pushed so far up that they could not get a reading on the lungs or the heart. The cardiologist came by and told us that they think the main valve is leaking. They can not confirm how bad this is because they would have to go down his throat to look at the back of his heart. This procedure was much to dangerous in the condition he is in. Plus they would not be able to do the surgery if there is a problem. So that Dr left. My mother was in the room with my dad and he began to crash. The nurses ran in and stabilized him. They had the Surgeon come back to put him on a ventilator. We were told to go and wait in the waiting room while they tried to stabilize him on the ventilator. The surgeon came out about an hour and half later. He informed us that they are now able to do the procedure to look at the back of his heart. He is also not having to put energy into breathing so he can fight the infection that they are trying to find. They have brought a infectious disease specialist in to try and help them find the correct antibiotic to kill the infection. The kidneys had also slowed down this morning. The nurse thought that was much better this evening too. We will do dialysis in the morning and they will take off more liquid. The kidney dr thinks he will probably go to dialysis everyday for awhile.

Ok I know that was a lot of information. God is good. My mom and I were talking earlier that we are both completely at peace with this. God has brought the correct people at the correct time today. Someone was at the hospital when he crashed. She was such a comfort and was able to come help with the babies so that we were not worried about them. We also had a couple show up that were such a blessing in comforting us about the ventilator. We also had a couple that the man works with my dad. They were an incredible encouragement to us. God is so good at providing just what we need when we need it.

Thanks for the prayers!!! Please keep praying!!!

Sunday Update

Well we have gotten bad news this morning.  He has formed a heart murmur.  We are waiting on the Dr to come out and tell us what is our next step.  

We know that God is control of the whole situation. 

Please keep him in your prayers!

Sunday Morning Update

Good morning everyone!

He slept for about 4 or 5 hours last night. He would not keep on the oxygen mask. We took Bekah up there last night to see him for the first time. The nurse said that he woke up yelling for Bekah to bring him a knife to cut off the restraints. He does not do dialysis today. We are hoping that they will get him up for just a few minutes. We have not heard about the white blood cell count or the lungs yet today. I will let you know when I know more.

Thanks for the prayers!