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Challenging Day!

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I am going to try to blog in the midst of all my spare time, (yeah right). lol!
I know i have so many people praying for my little cherub and I don't doubt that God has a plan for him, but in spite of all of the prayers and the miracle that took place last night, today he has had to go on ECMO.
The vent and the occilator was just not working. His numbers were heading down into the 60's and was refusing to go up even at 100% oxygen level. They couldn't do more than that. I knew it was coming in my heart and the doctors worked aggressively to try everything they could to do that but nothing was working and Bryson wasn't responding.
He turned blue/grayish, and his little body was just laying there. It was as if he was saying, ' help me..I am trying not to give up but I need some help here." The doctors have wisdom in what they do because they didn't linger. They acted and for the past over an hour now have been doing this procedure. I don't know all that it means, but basically its a heart/lung bypass machine. It pumps oxygenated blood into his blood and lets the lungs and heart rest. He will profuse better and his color will return to that pinkish healthy color. In my heart of hearts I know that this is better for him. He won't be struggling and won't have the ups and downs. God has placed a mom here in the house for me that baby has been on it. Went on it twice and he is doing fantastic. She is even breastfeeding him. He doesn't have the same issues that Bryson does, but it was encouraging to hear that he was doing well. I just want to see him doing better.
I never thought that this day would come and never thought I would have to sign the consent for this, but I know that if he needs to be on it then we need to go with it.
Thank you for all of your prayers. They are working and I believe he will continue to do His work.
God bless you all!
Julie
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  1. ShellyMoore's Avatar
    I'm so sorry Bryson has taken this turn but hopefully the ECMO will be exactly what he will need to get some rest & rebound even stronger! (((HUGS!!!))) Fight, Bryson, Fight!

    Shelly M.
    Grandma to CDH angel Jayden Gilbert