Our little buddy is plugging along today. He has peed off a lot of fluid, but has enough left that we're not even sure if we can tell a difference yet. If I look at him at just the right angle I can just barely make out some of his familiar little features, but otherwise he is unrecognizable. Here are some prayers and a major praise:
Prayers--his heart is still out of rhythm. He is in what they call Complete Heart Block right now. This means that his upper chambers are not communicating with his lower chambers. The heart block is being "corrected" with a pacemaker right now. Please pray his heart might begin to beat correctly on its own.
He is still extremely swollen with fluids in his tissues. He is making progress, but it is slow. Please pray the swelling would resolve as quickly as is safely possible.
Praise--as we mentioned previously, he was at risk of brain damage from the surgery itself because of possible brain bleeds. Since his surgery Jackson has had two ultrasounds of his brain. Both of these ultrasounds showed that he suffered no further brain bleed during surgery. We are so grateful.
Praying for the swelling to go down safely.
ReplyDeleteNo further brain bleeds during surgery ... this is an amazing, major answer to specific prayer! God is faithful. Our hearts are with you, dear ones, though we are far away. We love you.
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