Way to go Bob!

I don't use many names in these posts as I like to protect people's privacy; however, you don't know Bob.  You don't know his position let alone his last name but I want you to know that Bob is awesome.  I don't know Bob either but I do know that he suggested trying more dead space in Josiah's ventilator in order to increase his carbon dioxide.  After making the additions to the tubing, Josiah's oxygen saturation levels shot up to the 70s. 

Thanks Bob - you're great!  In fact, I think you deserve a WOW bravery bead.  Josiah has two WOW bravery beads that his nurses brought him for special accomplishments: getting off nitric oxide and getting off muscle relaxant.  He's going to keep his special bead with three balloons even though he's back on muscle relaxant. 

His sats were in the 30s this afternoon so the staff physician put him back on the muscle relaxant but his sats still wouldn't rise above the low 50s which is when Bob proposed his idea.  Thanks Lord for sending Bob.  It was great to see Josiah's sats in the 70s again.  Actually, his NIRS reading was 79 so the doctor asked if she could take a picture of the reading.  I believe a normal person's regular NIRS reading is 60 and Josiah's had been in the 30s.  If all his numbers are perfect tomorrow, she might try waking him up again tomorrow.  Right now when he wakes up from the muscle relaxant his sats plummet.

I just woke up from putting Isaac to sleep.  I wrestled my hair from his hand so I could come and finish this.  Graham just returned from the hospital and it's time for bed.

Clearly Josiah seems to be saying that he needs more surgery but we'll see what happens tomorrow.  Thanks so much for your prayers and support and emails!  I'm looking forward to spending some time with Isaac tomorrow.  He always makes us laugh.

Blessings,

Elizabeth