This will be our last post in 2008. We really thought we would be home by now, but it looks like we will be going home in 2009, hopefully soon. We are still waiting for several issues to be resolved before Braden will be discharged from Children's. He moved to the floor on Saturday, December 27. Being moved out of the Cardiac ICU felt like real progress. The milestones Braden needs to reach include being weaned off pain meds, keeping food down, training for Darth and I on his pacemaker, and having acceptable chest x-rays. We take turns staying with him at the hospital overnight, while the other parent stays with our girls. It has been a pretty good arrangement. The one at the hospital never gets much sleep so alternating helps us get a decent night's sleep at least every other night! It is taking a long time to write this because I was the hospital parent---not much sleep to report. Braden was super cute this morning. I was able to carry him to his chest x-ray. He was very bright-eyed, glad to see something different than his hospital room I think. He is looking GREAT and his stats looks wonderful too. Please pray the needed criteria will be met soon so we can return home.
-Darth & Jenni
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I'm so glad that he is bright eyed--what a cutie! Praying that he will be home soon!
Praise the Lord!!!!
Our Lord has guided the hands and
knowledge of the great doctors at
Children's Hospital!!!!
Looking forward to seeing you all
home real soon!
Love in Christ, Dave, Marcia and
Alena Rodstol
Glad to hear you've been upgraded to "the floor." Looking forward to seeing him soon.
Congrats on moving to the floor! It's the next step to home although you're right, little to no rest for mom/dad there! Hopefully you'll be getting discharged very soon :) Looking forward to that update! Go Braden!!!
I MISS YOU! I'll alert the police station for you since I'm sure you'll be speeding home when the docs give a green light to go home!!!
It is so good to read that Braden is one step closer to going home. I remember in our 28 and then 26 days at Children's how it can feel like you'll never get home. But God will bring you there and it will be all the sweeter with what you've been through. What a great reunion that will be when your whole family will be together again under one roof!
I'm also giving praise to God for a successful pacemaker surgery. Thank you for sharing your faith journey with your readers - God is glorified through your blog and I believe will continue to be through Braden's life.
Please let us know if you ever need anything, we live just 45 minutes south in Puyallup.
Take care and we are praying for you!
Jesse (Luke's mom)
http://smithfamilyjourney.blogspot.com
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