FROGLEGS

We got this news from Jesús yesterday. Good to hear about some progress!

New home today. We’ve been moved to the Pediatric ICU and out of the Newborn ICU. He has new doctors and nurses and luckily for him there’s only 3 kids in there so he’ll be watched more closely. The goal for his new doctor right now is to get him completely past the infection and off IV and then they’ll evaluate and see what happens. He’s eating 30ml today, and he’s off oxygen, although he was having a hard time breathing when we were there because of all his secretions. This new ICU has different rules and visiting hours but it seems more flexible than the other. The visits are 30min 3 times a day, and 1hr 1 once a day. They seemed open to Rach coming to feed him also in a few days when he can be held.

 

Here is the latest from the Repetto family.

Ok, this is a bit like a roller coster… Today he’s having a hard time breathing. We were actually told “if he makes it out of this one” like 5 times. The liquid in his lungs is making it difficult for him to breath even despite the machine. And there’s nothing else they can do since more pressure would put his lungs at risk because of the liquid. They are medicating him with something to liquify the liquid in his lungs and that actually seems to be working. So he’s got double pneumonia and sepsis. The doctors are convinced he had both problems an infection which led him to breath in liquid in both lungs, mostly on the right one. All that said when we left he was breathing pretty good, which is the key right now. He needs to be able to breath good while he fights the infection, since they can’t do any more for him right now.

Jesus

Please pray with us.

This just in from Jesús:

“SETBACK: Davy had a major aspiration into his right lung. We were called to see if they were allowed to treat him to keep fighting hard for him. Please Pray.”

David has been in the Neonatal ICU for over a month now. There has been progress, but also setbacks. Just yesterday he got his IV out because he had been eating so well. We don’t know what this new development means for his progress, but we do ask that you pray along with us.

This news from Jesús and Rachel yesterday about their boy David, currently in the ICU at a nearby hospital:

He’s breathing better today, machine is back to min(imum) help. He’s digesting the milk sometimes better sometimes worse, but that’s normal. We are starting to bring breast milk this afternoon.He’s body movements are slow for now, but the doctor is impressed with the baby’s recovery as he confessed to us today that he didn’t expect to see the baby get this far. Praise God!!! So we are still expecting miracles to happen.The doctor has requested an MRI which should happen in the next couple of days and we are believing for a clean result. They checked his eyes today and everything is in order and showed no new information about the brain.So we are praying for his lungs to work fully so he can be off the respirator; for his brain to function perfectly and show no damage on the MRI; for him to improve his digestion (he can only have 5ml per feeding right now through a tube); for stronger muscle tone and movements and in general for perfect health.Thanks for praying with us.Jesus

If you visited the link to Robyn’s blog in my last entry, you’ll know that our dear friends (Jesús and Rachel Repetto) have a newborn baby boy named David in the ICU at a local hospital.David had an “electro” done today which showed some brain damage. I don’t know all the specifics, but I do want to just ask you to pray for David and the family today. May have more news forthcoming soon.

Please Pray for Baby David