Cole had a big day today. They stopped his pain medication and he seems to be doing really well with it so far. They took away the versed (sedation drug) drip and now they are giving him small doses every 4 hours through his IV. Tomorrow they hope to give him doses every 6 hours, then every 8, then 12, and then he will be off all of his drugs! Unfortunately the blood culture came back positive again so they had to take out his central line. The good news with that is that now he only has an IV, the bad news is that IV's only last a couple of days and he has to be on antibiotics for at least 7 more. That means that he is going to have to get stuck more often unfortunately. They just took away his nasal canula, which means that he is breathing all by himself! Praise God!!
We do have a prayer request. A young couple lost their baby last night in the NICU. They had to come today to pack up all of the baby's things. I can't even imagine what they are feeling right now. Please pray for peace for both of them and that God will comfort them in their time of grief.
We are so thankful for Cole and his amazing recovery. We hope that couple has as wonderful a support system as we are blessed to have.
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Well we are so grateful to hear Cole good news! And so sadened for the other family. God truely has great plans for your boy; I am excited to be a part of his life and to witness what that will be. Continued prayers and love to you all!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on the big day! So much to be thankful for! Can't wait to see you soon. We'll definitely keep the other family in our prayers. I can not even imagine. Hope that Cole starts to breastfeed soon.
ReplyDeletedear Heavenly Father , We pray for the couple at the hospital who's baby died last night. Oh what pain and heartbreak they must be feeling Lord. Draw them to Your arms of refuge and comfort. Remind them that You tenderly are loving and caring for their child. in Christ's love, AMEN
ReplyDeleteTara- it is so great that precious Cole is breathing on his own and off many meds. Wow what a warrior. We keep him , you, Brad and Brady in our prayers. love, deborah and Rick
It is such a blessing to be informed of such wonderful news about Cole. Tara & Brad your faith has been an inspiration to us. I suppose you had your moments of confusion & doubt, but through it all God's grace worked in you! Gods grace is always easier to recognize in hindsight. Your family continues to be in our thoughts and prayers as well as the family whose precious child has passed.
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