Lucas Update

Good News First...

His stomach, which has been so painful to touch, move, etc. is finally soft and not nearly as tender... yeah! He still complains of it hurting a little but as long as his lying down he says he feels good. It looks like the E.coli bacteria is finally deciding to leave... lets hope!

A funny story...
Nurse Brooke came in and asked him to point on the chart at which face he was feeling like. He was a little confused at first and wasn't quite sure what to do. Then he asked her "well which one gives me medicine, that's the one I am".

Lucas received a fun surprise present from the Beatty cousin's in VA. He was so excited and the little toy airplane hasn't left his side since he opened it. Thank You!


Bad News

This morning I received the news that his blood work was significantly worse than yesterday. This points to Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome which is a condition that can present itself after E.coli. It can cause Anemia and Kidney Failure, although rarely is it ever permanent. The dr. this morning said that she has seen patients with horrible lab work turn around within a day, others end up in ICU on dialysis. We, of course, are praying for the first. It looks like we'll be setting up camp for a few days here at PCMC regardless. He's had two naps today which were desperately needed. He was quite restless last night and even watched a whole movie during the night... I tried to sleep through it! They'll be doing more lab work in about 2 hours to see how things are going. I'll do my best at keeping you posted on any changes.


Thank You!

We couldn't do this with out all of your support. My mom has taken over the care of Kody and we really appreciate it... and I'm sure he's in heaven! Tawn was willing to come give me a little break on Tuesday (and brought us dinner) and then came right over when I needed her to watch Kody while I took Lucas to the dr. yesterday. Paulette is going to come sit with Lucas tomorrow while we go to our ultrasound for the baby (a bright spot to a rather bad week). My sister, nurse Shara, is flying in today to stay with me here at the hospital. I'm very excited. Especially since she can help me understand what they are saying and know the right questions to ask! Thank you to each of you for your phone calls, messages, thoughts and prayers. We know we have a big support group of family and friends and we appreciate each one of you.

If Lucas could type, I know he'd want to tell each one of you thank you and he loves you... and we do too!