Grace and I have spent most days this week at Children's Hospital training to do her dialysis. There are lots of machines and tubes and sterile stuff and a few times I could hear the old neurons in my brain groaning as they tried to remember everything being explained. Mid-week they discovered a problem as they tried to hook Grace up and actually run a cycle through. After many x-rays and doctor discussions they have determined that her catheter has gotten displaced and is up against her abdominal wall, not allowing it to work at all. No one knows for sure how this happened, but those close to her have favored the "back flip off the diving board" as the culprit. Apparently most people with a kidney function of 12% are usually not inclined to such antics. The decision was made that Grace would go back into surgery on Monday to try and turn the catheter around. She took the news hard. She knows God has a plan for her but wishes it didn't involve another set of scars on her body.
On the home front, our two year old is settling in and has begun to reward us all with huge hugs and smiles all day long. It's difficult to feel gloomy about anything when he wraps himself around you and giggles in your ear!
3 comments:
Aw bummer.
I imagine most people with Grace's medical condition are far more sedentary! Give her hugs from the Forsythes.
So happy about your little one. He's so lucky to be with you guys. Makes me sad for all the little people who can't.
I am so sorry to hear that about Grace, poor little one. She is in our prayers. We love her.
I'll be praying for Grace. Such exciting news about your new little one. He's a cutie (if that's him on the slide.)
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