Tuesday 16, 2007

11:05 pm (DC time)

We're writing this blog tonight to ask for prayer for infections. David has had a fever now for days that is being controlled by a machine that wraps around his stomach and legs. It pumps freezing cold water through it and makes him shiver and shake. It is difficult to watch his poor body go through this. The doctors believe that because there are so many tubes, he may have a simple infection, or it could be his brain not able to control his body temperature yet. They are pumping him full of broad spectrum antibiotics as they continue to run cultures and blood tests to try to figure its cause. They took out his old "central line tube" today and replaced it with a clean one (this is just a small tube in his chest that they use to draw blood from instead of having to prick him each time). We ask that you would all pray that the infection would just go away. They also took out his other chest tube today!! He just simply doesn't have a need for it anymore!!!! He is winning this war one battle at a time! For each little procedure they gave him more sedatives which kept him pretty still today. He did manage a couple hand squeezes which always makes our day that much better and our faith that much stronger. Tomorrow they are going to take the ventilator out of his mouth and put it into a trache. At the same time he will have his feeding tube put into his stomach. We ask that you would pray that this would not only be successful, but also ease David's comfort. We plan on visiting again tomorrow morning for his "wake up time" so pray for some good responses. You are all truly amazing and we will spend all day with David telling him of your support, prayers and faith that God will heal him to His perfection.
Glory be to God!!!!!!!!!!!!
Christa and Laura