August 28, 2009

Friday, August 28, 2009 4:04 PM, EDT

Showers of blessings! We are so happy that Geneva's oxygen levels are high even though she has fluid around her lungs still. Unfortunately she is back up to two doses a day. Thankfully she seems to respond to the diuretics. We are praying the pleural effusion clears up completely and soon. It would be wonderful if she was clear by the first of October. Avonlea's 11th birthday is on the 6th of that month and that is what she wants more than anything for her birthday. Our next follow-up to check fluid levels is next Tuesday.

I just received a phone call from her neurologist and he was concerned after reading her EEG from Vandy and requested she have another done last Wednesday. However, after reading her EEG from this week, he is very optimistic about a complete recovery. He said it's not uncommon for young babies having heart surgery to have a small blood clot and stroke with seizures happening 3-4 days post-op, which fits right in with when I first noticed Geneva's. She appears to be very alert and responsive so I'm thankful and encouraged by that. She is going to stay on a 2/3 dose of her meds until her next check-up in about six weeks. At that time, if all looks good, she'll probably be able to stop that one. Of course now that it's grape flavored she doesn't mind it so much. It's the Lasix diuretic that she loathes.

As I watch Avonlea hold Geneva, it reminds me of when I held my baby sister. We are also 10 years apart and I can still see her now as that little precious baby. Ginny and her husband, Ryan, are getting ready to celebrate their first anniversary on Monday. Last week they discovered my brother-in-law, Ryan, has cancer and they need to operate quickly to remove a tumor the size of a fist. He has surgery scheduled for Wednesday. Please pray for them and that the Lord would continue to comfort them during this time as only He can.