Good Morning! I am pleased to announce the Caden had a very relaxed, restful. and calm night. He is still on oxygen at 4L at 25%, which is slowly being weaned down. Anytime they have ever given Caden high amounts of O2 he begins to just rely on it, which is why the process of weaning him down takes so long.
Caden had his NG tube removed last night; and is now being fed through his g-tube button. These are still not his normal bolus feeds, but rather continuous feeds, we are praying that they ran return to bolus feeds soon, as that will be a final step before he can return home. One of his medicines "Keppra" was low in the therapeutic blood level test which means its not working as it is supposed too, so they are increasing the amount given. His sodium levels had dropped again yesterday, so they are once again increasing the supplement dose, and will be sending him home on a sodium supplement when he is released. Caden also began a new form of lung treatment therapy which is a vest used to bop him to loosen secretions and mucus from his body, they are applying to attempt to get us a form of this vest that we could use at home. This vest would very useful to use once or twice a day at home to keep secretions from sitting up in his lungs, which would also mean less sick time and hospital stays. An added prayer request would be that his insurance would cover a vest; because without it there will be no vest at home!!!
Tammy also met with the ENT Surgeon who will be taking Caden's tonsils and his adenoids if they have grown back which is scheduled for early June, she is very positive that all will go well; but this will require another short hospital stay. Tammy is grateful for the visitors who have come to brighten her and Caden's day, your small impact is greatly appreciated.
We are thankful and blessed to see God answering prayers; if you ever doubt God works miracles, you haven't seen this journey with Caden unfold, blessed to have wonderful people interceding on Caden's behalf.
God Bless!
Caden had his NG tube removed last night; and is now being fed through his g-tube button. These are still not his normal bolus feeds, but rather continuous feeds, we are praying that they ran return to bolus feeds soon, as that will be a final step before he can return home. One of his medicines "Keppra" was low in the therapeutic blood level test which means its not working as it is supposed too, so they are increasing the amount given. His sodium levels had dropped again yesterday, so they are once again increasing the supplement dose, and will be sending him home on a sodium supplement when he is released. Caden also began a new form of lung treatment therapy which is a vest used to bop him to loosen secretions and mucus from his body, they are applying to attempt to get us a form of this vest that we could use at home. This vest would very useful to use once or twice a day at home to keep secretions from sitting up in his lungs, which would also mean less sick time and hospital stays. An added prayer request would be that his insurance would cover a vest; because without it there will be no vest at home!!!
Tammy also met with the ENT Surgeon who will be taking Caden's tonsils and his adenoids if they have grown back which is scheduled for early June, she is very positive that all will go well; but this will require another short hospital stay. Tammy is grateful for the visitors who have come to brighten her and Caden's day, your small impact is greatly appreciated.
We are thankful and blessed to see God answering prayers; if you ever doubt God works miracles, you haven't seen this journey with Caden unfold, blessed to have wonderful people interceding on Caden's behalf.
God Bless!