I just talked with Carrie for a while at the hospital. Seth's newest x-ray came back and things have improved. His color is better and he is acting quite normal and happy-- crawling all over the place and giving Carrie a big hug when she arrived. The doctor thinks that last night's events may have been largely due to some "junk" inside of his lungs coming loose and blocking his airways temporarily. They also said that it is not too unusual for a patient to take a downward dive like this shortly after plateauing briefly, then improving after that.
Given this morning's tough report, this more recent news is much easier to handle. I was kind of a basketcase this morning. A combination of jet-lag, Marcie being scared to come to me, and the bad report on Seth really had me thrown for a loop. I kept praying, "Lord, what are you doing here?" I know I don't need to know specifics, but just need to remember He has it all in perfect control and is holding Seth (and all of us) in His everlasting arms.
I'm doing much better now, with a few more hours of sleep under my belt and Seth's encouraging report.
Today is another wonderful reminder of the amazing network of friends we have here that have come to help with the babies (or just take them home with them)! Thank you all so much!
Gavin
Hardly an hour passes that I do not think of your household and all God is doing and all you and Carrie are doing. How blessed we are by friends! When I return in two weeks, I plan to be on the active list. Wish I could be there sooner. God bless you all.
ReplyDeleteI just saw the urgent request, and was happy to see the better follow-up! Praying there will be no more dips like that!
ReplyDeleteHave been praying!! Poor little Seth..... Glad you could get some rest, Gavin. Everything seems more overwhelming when you are over tired for sure. See you in less than two weeks!!
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Whew....rejoicing and praising God for all He has accomplished in a few short hours! Good to hear you got some sleep as well, nothing looks good from tired eyes! Will ramp up the prayers going up. And Marcie will come around....when all else fails use a cookie! :) Thank you for taking time out of your busy day to keep us all updated! Thank you Lord!
ReplyDeletePraise the Lord for Seth's improvement! Continued prayers for complete healing and rest for Mom and Dad.
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