(Josiah @ 8:30 PM Sunday March 4th).... it's bunny time
(Josiah @ 8:30 PM Sunday March 4th)... not the best mohawk known to man
Life is precious. The human body is incredibly relisient, wonderfully complex, and frightfully fragile. Josiah had a big scare today and was the nearest to death he has been yet, but he's doing fine right now.I'll do my best to recap the details, but it's kind of fuzzy and simplistic because I wasn't in Vancouver when the situation occured and Marie was obviously extremely upset when she told me. Around 1:45 PM Marie was with Josiah when she heard him make an awful noise. She yelled for his nurse and within seconds there was a team - yeah, a whole team! - of doctors and nurses attending to him. It appears that for some reason his breathing tube came partly up and as a result obstructed him breathing. Both his heart rate and sats were dangerously low, but the doctors were able to quickly remove the tube and put in a new one. Josiah also got hooked up to IV through the noggin (the reason for his first haircut). Often infants get IV through their heads because the veins are bigger and closer to the surface.
I've been reminded that it is not machine that sustains Josiah's life, it is his Maker. It's easy for Marie and I (and everyone else too I guess) to relax a little, resting our assurances on Josiah's condition on his respirator and not on God's power. And it's also a vivid reminder of how frail our existences are. Whether our Josiah is 'normal and healthy' and at home, or in a long-term stay at the NICU, how we love him doesn't change because ultimately we have no control over his life or death. As parents its our joy and responsibility to love Josiah every moment he's with us, no matter if he outlives us or not.
So Josiah is doing well. One big answer to prayer has been that his secretions have really gone down. Of course, it could be partly due to the seditives he was given as a result of his ordeal, but it seems that this new breathing tube doesn't irritate him as much as the others. It does cause him to weeze or 'poof' every once in a while though becuause it doesn't have a plug at the bottom to seal his airway.
Anyways ... let's keep praying eh? Wednesday is still a big day for our Josiah as he gets scoped out. Also, the MRI for his brain is planned tomorrow (a double-check to make they didn't miss anything with the ultra sound).
For those who want to know, I'm back in Abbotsford for Monday and Thursday nights for youth - otherwise I'm out here with Marie.
Thanks everyone. Have a good night.
Resting in God's Peace.
- Andrew, Marie & Josiah
3 comments:
Yikes!!! That's freaky! But I love your attitude Andrew...whetner Josiah is at home or in the hospital he's still God's and only God can determine what is the best thing to do. I am still praying though, every time the Holy Spirit places it on my heart!!! God is shining down on you with his sunshiny rays as He is delighted with you Andrew, keep looking up...Pro 14:22
Hi Andrew & Marie,
Your comments reminded me of a poem I have kept on my fridge since you were born.
"I'll lend you for a little time
A child of Mine," said God,
"For you to love the while she lives
And mourn for when she's dead.
It may be six or seven weeks,
Or thirty years, or three,
But will you, till I call her back,
Take care of her for me?
She'll bring her charm to gladden you
And should her stay be brief,
You'll have her lovely memories
As solace for your grief.
I cannot promise she will stay
Since all from Earth return,
But there are lessons taught down there
I want this child to learn."
LOVE YOU! Mom
Hi Andrew, I forget to write the title of the poem
'I Have Selected You' and I don't remember who the author is. Sending you this was as nerve racking as the first time I sent Michael email in Thailand. I was so suprised it worked!
Love You both. Mom
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