Monday, March 8, 2010

Amazing Grace











This week last year was filled with a few setbacks, but on the whole, tremendous progress. Here is a quick recap:
March 1 - A quiet day.
March 2 - Dr. Watts closed Peter's chest after it being open for one week.
March 3 - Peter's right lung collapsed from all the build-up of fluid and "gunk." He had to have surgery to clean out the gunk and re-inflate the lung.
March 4 - Another quiet day.
March 5 - All of Peter's chest tubes were removed and several IV lines. Also, he was able to come off all heart medications.
March 6 - Big day! Peter was able to be taken off the ventilator and Tom and I each got to hold him for the first time in 10 days. I will never forget this day. Peter's raspy cry sounded so sweet to our ears. Tom and I kept thinking, "Amazing grace, how sweet the sound......"
March 7 - This was a tough day. On the whole Peter was doing well, but he was having withdrawals from being on so much morphine for so long. He was grumpy, fussy, miserable, and there was no comforting him. This was especially difficult for me because I wanted so badly to be able to comfort my baby after all he had been through. Tom and I went home this night and spent the night with Alana and went to church the next day. It was refreshing for us both, yet difficult to leave Peter at the hospital.
March 8 - The morning and early afternoon were still rough for Peter as he was continuing to have withdrawals. However, he took a long, undisturbed nap in the afternoon and woke up in a much better mood. He began to smile and coo at Tom and me! This was a big moment for us. We had our Peter back! Later that evening, they moved Peter down the hall to the slightly less intensive care.
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Please remember to be in prayer for Peter and us tomorrow. We have to be at the hospital at 10:30 for Peter's chest X-ray and his two other tests (under sedation) are scheduled for noon. We are dreading the morning with a hungry toddler. Please pray for no delays and for Peter undergoing sedation. Last time, they were able to keep him sedated using only gas (no medicine) and I'm praying for that again. Also, please pray for the results. We probably won't know the results for up to a week, but I will post as soon as we find out. I will also post quickly tomorrow to say how the day went.



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