Friday, June 12, 2009

Well, Caleb was thirsty but he couldn't have any water. He threw up
and they had to change his bandage on his chest. After taking it off
little by little, I helped the nurse just rip it off. More pain for a
shorter time over les pain for a long time.
Hopefully he can now go to sleep for the rest of the night.
Tomorrow is an important day. If he does great tomorrow, we will be
relieved.
It is amazing that we both have tremendous peace.
Thank you all for standing with us during this time.

Pat

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Sleeping

The plan is to keep him sleeping through the night, keep his vitals
where they need to be, and allow the excess blood and fluids to drain.
Here's a pic.
Don't scroll down if you are feint hearted.

Recovery

The next two days are critical. Please pray for a great recovery. The
surgery went fine.

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Caleb is Being Operated

Caleb is in surgery. He should be out around 3:30. We'll get hourly
updates. The people here at the hospital are amazing.

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Getting Ready

Meeting Nurses and Wearing Cool PJ's

We're Here...

Consent forms signed, we are waiting to be called...

Thursday, June 11, 2009

Role Reversal

Caleb plays doctor with "Shadow", a gift from Angels Pediatric Heart
House. It's a "buddy" that has had heart surgery. Caleb has been the
doctor taking care of him!

What Happens When You Ask Caleb To Smile

This pic was taken yesterday during our day at Sesame Place. Today
we're going to go do something fun since his surgery was postponed
until Friday due to an emergency with another baby.

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Our Verse For Thursday's Events

A friend of ours shared this verse with us and it really brought some encouragement. You can click below to read it.

http://youversion.com/reader.php?startverse=2Chr.20.17&version=esv

We went to Calvary Chapel Philadelphia tonight. I love listening to Pastor Joe teach the Bible. They prayed for Caleb, and we hooked up with one of the assistant pastors to keep on touch with during our time here.
I love the family of God

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Playing at Sesame Place

Tuesday, June 09, 2009

Update -Tuesday PM

Janet is feeling pretty sick. It has to do with her pregnancy. We'll trust God's timing on that one.

Pat is adjusting to living in a hotel room/hospital room for thirty days. We love the facility, we are super-duper thankful and are being well taken care of, but there is nothing like home. We knew this would be a challenge so we will trust that the Lord will get us through. This is one of those situations that having been on a lot of missions trips helps.

Caleb did great today - totally cooperative with all the nurses/techs, etc. Like, he didn't even cry or scream or anything when they poked him with a needle to draw blood! That's my boy! He said it didn't even hurt. I was shocked, surprised, and so proud of him. He's my hero!

Genesis is being a trooper. Both kids are doing great, all things considered. They have crafts at the RMH (Ronald McDonald House). Last night they made a bird house, tonight they made door hangers.

So, please pray for
1) strength and wisdom. There's always decisions to be made and weakness to feel.
2) successful surgery and speedy recovery. This is huge. The trip could be a lot shorter if Caleb recovers speedily.
3) health for everyone. Hopefully, Janet being sick won't spread to Genesis and Pat.
4) a little sanity would be nice once in awhile, too!!!

We should get a call sometime tomorrow afternoon telling us what time the surgery will be. The pre/surgery/post will be about 3 1/2 hours. The longest part is cutting through all the scar tissue.

Tomorrow we hope to go to Sesame Place for a day of fun with Big Bird. Hopefully, and prayerfully, none of us will behave like Oscar!!

We are also hoping to see our friends Nilson and Betty Hernandez who flew up today to spend a couple weeks here with us.


Pat

Waiting for Pre-Op....

Caleb Playing Train @ the Ronald McDonald House

Friday, June 05, 2009

Saturday, May 30, 2009

Travel Update

We secured our airplane tickets. We'll be landing in Philly on Monday, June 8. On Tuesday, we have Caleb's pre-op appointment. Wednesday, we plan on having a fun day by driving 30 miles north to Sesame Place! Wednesday night, we're hoping to visit Calvary Chapel Philadelphia. Thursday is the big day for surgery, still not sure what time it will be. We won't know until a couple days before.

We are also super thankful that God has led our friends Betty and Nilson Hernandez to come with us for a week or two. Their help watching our daughter during the surgery will be indespensible.

Thanks for your prayers!

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Facebook: Caleb's Prayer Team Tops 411 Members!


Caleb has a team of prayer warriors armed and ready to go. If you'd like to join the Facebook group, you can click here.

We're overwhelmed at the love and interest that you all have shown. Please continue to pray for him and a successful surgery and complete recovery!