Patient #1

Our sweet little buddy is having a very, extra, super calm day today. He's been having pretty significant withdrawal symptoms for a couple days now. They were giving him Morphine boluses to help with this but with very little result. This morning the nurse gave him Ativan instead. Wow it definitely worked...a little too well! We are, however, grateful for a day of good rest for him. As of this morning he is at the lowest CPAP setting. If he tolerates this okay then they hope to take his breathing tube out tomorrow or Saturday. I am aching to hold him again....I've only been able to a handful of times over the last month. Lord-willing when the tube is out!

Last night I happened to be in the hall when a new patient arrived to CICU. It was a little baby boy, and everything about him reminded me of when Jackson was first born. He even went to the room Jackson was originally in! I saw his parents waiting in the waiting room--my heart absolutely ached for them. How hard the beginning of the journey is! I pray if they don't know God they may meet Him along the way. He is the only Hope. Along with the aching, I felt a flood  of gratitude that Jackson is still with us. We came so close to losing him in those first few days. What a priceless gift...thank You, God.