FROGLEGS

We went to the airport, we got Grandma Dixie.

So, we go over the checklist:
Grandma? Check.
Hospital Selected? Check.
Bags packed? Check.

Just need a baby now.

Dear God: Hear us, one prayer at a time.

We aren’t sure exactly when, but it should be soon. Maybe tomorrow, maybe in a week. Soon, but not soon enough for Heather!

Baby David got out of the hospital over a week ago. Although this is good news, it is also very difficult. He was not discharged because there was necessarily an improvement in his condition. The doctor treating him thought that his situation was not necesarrily going to improve in the hospital because what he needs more than anything else for his brain to begin to repair itself is stimulation. And that is definitely something that he won’t get in an infant ICU.

At the moment, Jesús & Rachel have undertaken the endeavour to care for him at home. It is very difficult and often discouraging. Probably the most difficult part of David’s current condition is that his body is generating an excess of mucus which, at times, obstructs his air path. Because he currently does not have the reflex to either cough or swallow, Jesús & Rachel have to aspirate his throat and (as far as they dare) his bronchial passages. As a parent, I can tell you that this sounds terrifying. David has a couple of different monitors that alert his parents to the fact that he is lacking oxygen. When the alarms go off, they have to aspirate David right away. This happens at least once a day (or at night).

Please pray for them today.