Making the decision to have a child – it’s momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body. ~ Elizabeth Stone

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Same ol' same ol'...Day 7

I know that some of you have seen the photo of Elijah sucking on a popsicle. That was last night. Elijah woke up from a nice little morphine nap after his nasty reaction yesterday and he was breathing so much better and he actually ate and drank a bit. We went to sleep thinking that we had turned a significant corner.

However, today we were back to the same ol' same ol'. His breathing is rapid again and his heart rate keeps increasing. He needs to get the line in his neck removed and a pic line placed, but he hasn't been stable enough for the procedure. He isn't allowed to eat or drink anything again which just makes him even more miserable.  On the positive side, we were able to move him to a chair today and sit with him. That made him cough a little more, which was good for his lungs. He is peeing more and his chest tube output has decreased, although it is still quite generous.

Please pray for Elijah's breathing and chest tube output. And for his spirit. My baby is so, so sad. It breaks my heart to see him like this.

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