Saturday, January 20, 2007
Still a mystery
It's Saturday morning and Grant had a rough night. He was constantly grunting (gasping for air) and flailing his arms and legs. Any time we put the bottle in his mouth he gagged. We tube fed him throughout the night and he kept it all down. We talked to the doctors several times throughout the day yesterday. Our cardiologist is amazing and kept calling us at home to check on us. He kept apologizing that they can't figure out what is wrong with Grant and recognized how frustrated we must be as parents. He said he will not rest until Grant is better. He rescheduled the heart cath for Wednesday in hopes that any virus Grant has will be gone by then. However, he said if he continues this behavior we could bring him in on Monday and they'd probably do it then. The danger in letting Grant continue to grunt and struggle to get air is that at some point his heart may just give up from working so hard. But, at the same time they said that they won't do anything for him at the hospital except watch him if we bring him in over the weekend. So, they advised us to watch him very closely at home (thank you Jim for taking the 9pm-5am shift last night)and bring him in if he gets worse. This is all so confusing and not clear cut. Please pray for wisdom for Jim and me to know what to do.
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Shannon, Jim, and Grant,
Please know that our family continues to hold you in our thoughts and prayers. We appreciate the updates you continue to send and believe that the prayer chain manifested through this communication has to be mighty powerful! We admire your strength and faith and send you all our love,
the Deals
Praying for you all
Jim and Shannon -
While we do not know you personally, we have heard your story from mutual friends. Our first born a son was due on December 9, 2006 and born on December 12, 2006 thus we have recently become acquainted with the overwhelming love and attachment you have to this tiny life; although we cannot imagine the pain and anxiousness you are experiencing. We have begun to pray for Grant each evening during our prayer time for Jack. They are precious little guys and everything from listening to their tiny breath to looking at their tiny toes is captivating and we want you to be able to enjoy these moments free of worry. I suppose you have learned earlier than us what dedicating Grant to God is all about. Throughout our pregnancy I was encouraged by the song "His eye is on the sparrow" - I trust that God has and will continue to provide ways to encourage you and give you peace.
Jim and Shannon -
While we do not know you personally, we have heard your story from mutual friends. Our first born a son was due on December 9, 2006 and born on December 12, 2006 thus we have recently become acquainted with the overwhelming love and attachment you have to this tiny life; although we cannot imagine the pain and anxiousness you are experiencing. We have begun to pray for Grant each evening during our prayer time for Jack. They are precious little guys and everything from listening to their tiny breath to looking at their tiny toes is captivating and we want you to be able to enjoy these moments free of worry. I suppose you have learned earlier than us what dedicating Grant to God is all about. Throughout our pregnancy I was encouraged by the song "His eye is on the sparrow" - I trust that God has and will continue to provide ways to encourage you and give you peace.
John and Kimberly Stoll
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