Progress Report

Right now, Caleb is undergoing an MRI of his head and spine. The results will be examined to determine if any of his hypotonia is due to anything abnormal in these areas.

As far as the meeting on Wednesday, it was a unanimous decision not to do anything to Caleb until he gains weight. They want him to be 6 kilos before they do a cath or surgery. (Maybe our friends in Canada could tell us how many pounds equals 6 kilos!) How they get him to gain weight is up for debate. Many of them want him to have a G-tube. This is a tube that goes directly into his stomach. We then would feed him by attaching an apparatus to a hole/button on his stomach and inserting food manually. This would be less work for him and for us. This disadvantages, of course, is that he would have to undergo another surgery and he would have a little protuding thing on his tummy.

The second option is to go home on a feeding tube. This is the tube that we have used in the hospital to feed him. It is inserted into his nose and goes down his throat into his stomach. The advantage is that it is non-surgical. The disadvantage is that he could still choke and throw-up on occasion.

Please pray that God gives us wisdom in making these decisions. Thank you.