Micah and I got quite a scare early Friday morning. I woke up because Ezra sounded congested. As I cleared out his throat, I noticed the secretions just kept coming back. That caused some alarm. I felt his forehead and realized he had a bad fever. The doctors in the NICU had warned us that aspiration pneumonia was a definite possibility for Ezra and now he had two of the warning signs. I began to go on high alert. I woke Micah up and told him we needed to go to the ER. The hospital we went to did not have a pediatric unit so they told us they would transfer us to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). Ezra and I traveled in the ambulance while Micah followed behind in the car. They took chest x-rays to determine if Ezra had pneumonia. Meanwhile, they got his fever down with good ol' tylanol. We learned that Ezra did not have pneumonia, but bronchiolitis which is a virus. Because of Ezra's medical history, they decided to admit him in the hospital for at least 24 hours. Ezra handled being in the hospital very well. Mommy and Daddy took a little longer. The whole experience brought back to mind the time we spent in the NICU with Ezra. All the smells and sounds were the same. It was quite intense.
Ezra did really well overnight and we were allowed to go home Saturday morning. We are now resting in our hotel room for the rest of the weekend. Thank you to all who prayed for us during our stay in the hospital. I will write more later about the seminar and evaluation at the Family Hope Center.
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Family Hope Center
Micah, Ezra, and I will be going to Philadelphia for a special-needs child seminar at the Family Hope Center. There is a three day seminar for Micah and myself and then a two day intensive evaluation on Ezra by the medical staff. We will leave Winona Lake on Monday afternoon, June 16th, and return home on June 27th. Please pray for us as we travel and attend these meetings.
The website for the center is www.familyhopecenter.org
The website for the center is www.familyhopecenter.org
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