Monday, May 30, 2011

Joseph Needs

Josesh needs for his oxygen level in the blood to continue to increase so they can start weaning him off the oscillating ventilator and onto a normal ventilator. Long ventilator use leads to other health concerns. He needs for his pulmonary pressure to go down so he can be weaned from the Nitric Oxide. He needs for his bowels to start working again so the gas stops building up and he doesn't rupture a bowel. He needs for his cranial ultrasound (tomorrow) to show that there is no bleeding in his brain. He needs for the tumors on his heart to not grow or multiply and ideally resolve themselves/dissappear.
Your prayers are appreciated.

2 comments:

NitaClaise said...

We will continue praying for you all. We were once told that having a very premature baby was a roller coaster ride. Someone in the room noted that it is more like being tied behind a roller coaster . . .with a rope . . .being drug along for the ride. The latter seemed to be more accurate to us. It was only everyone's continued prayers that got us through it.

khennen said...

Hi Mike, Laura's cousin here. Keeping little Joseph in my thoughts and prayers as well as you and Laura. I know this is an extremely stressful time for you all and the previous comment is probably pretty darn accurate! Have you considered setting up a CaringBridge page to update Joseph's progress? You might find that to be a helpful resource and a little easier to keep updated at this point. Thank you for keeping everyone informed.