Jacks

Our little buddy has an apple hat and was going to dress up as Apple Jacks today, but at the last minute he decided he didn't want to. Instead he called the whole team back in to treat what they thought was a new pleural effusion on his right side chest. Whenever they inserted the chest tube they got only a small amount of return. Because of this they went ahead and removed the tube. Rather than a pleural effusion they are now thinking he just has a very large amount of excess fluids (edema) in his tissues. This was leading to increased swelling, difficulty breathing, and a very uncomfortable baby. They are going to attempt to treat this edema with larger doses of diuretics. For now his vent is all the way back to full support, and his heparin and clot buster are on hold (because of the chest tube procedure). Despair nips at the corners of our hearts and minds as we stand at the bedside of our frail son. But God continues to give us a shield of faith, and though the point of the arrow still stings, the fire is gone out of it. (Ephesians 6:16) Mason just sent me this verse, "I am the Lord, the God of all flesh. Is anything too difficult for Me?" Jeremiah 32:27 No, Lord, nothing.