Monday, October 9th 4:30PM
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Sorry to anyone who dropped by after dinner last night. Chase went to sleep early because he was scheduled for a CT scan in the morning. Early. Really early. Would you believe 4AM? The good news is that other than that nasty and still unidentified mass, his brain looks good.
What's a day in the hospital without a little drama?
10AM - time to pull the plug - in his head. The monitor for his head pressure is ready to go, so they poked in a little local anesthetic in prep for pulling it out. One of his eyes abruptly dilated, so off he went for yet a CT scan. Within an hour he was back in the room and we could breathe again. From what I gather, the anesthetic probably dripped right down into his brain and messed with a nerve down there. Whew! A little adrenaline's good for the heart, right?
Thankfully the next attempt at removing the monitor went fine (although Judith still has marks on her hand from Chase's grip ;-). Guess that wasn't too comfy, anesthetic or not...
We're still waiting for the pathology results. One more stain overnight and they hope to have a definitive result tomorrow. If not, he'll have to have another biopsy, this time of the lesion on his spinal cord in his neck. Either way, he'll have a lumbar puncture to check for stray cells in his spinal fluid. We want a negative on that one!
He hopes to be moved to a private regular room tomorrow (after one more sponge bath from you know who ;-). His room will probably be on the pediatric floor, :: snicker :: but it's supposed to be nicer (and newer) than the adult floor, and Chase will be thrilled to have a private bathroom with an actual shower! And a fresh set of nurses for us to annoy!
~Aunt Beth, still filling in for Chase
3 comments:
Just one of many in Texas who are praying for you, Chase.
As I was praying after getting word from Mitch that you had some trouble this morning, the Lord reminded me of these verses from 2 Chronicles 20:18-22...I think it's really appropriate as people pray for you all over the place, sometimes on our knees, other times as we're driving, etc...that God inhabits the praise of His people!
If you can make it through all the huge names...it's a great story:)
18 Jehoshaphat bowed with his face to the ground, and all the people of Judah and Jerusalem fell down in worship before the LORD. 19 Then some Levites from the Kohathites and Korahites stood up and praised the LORD, the God of Israel, with very loud voice.
20 Early in the morning they left for the Desert of Tekoa. As they set out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, "Listen to me, Judah and people of Jerusalem! Have faith in the LORD your God and you will be upheld; have faith in his prophets and you will be successful." 21 After consulting the people, Jehoshaphat appointed men to sing to the LORD and to praise him for the splendor of his holiness as they went out at the head of the army, saying:
"Give thanks to the LORD,
for his love endures forever."
22 As they began to sing and praise, the LORD set ambushes against the men of Ammon and Moab and Mount Seir who were invading Judah, and they were defeated.
Don't you just love how He is our AMBUSHER!?!? This struggle is not about you...it's about how He can be seen at work.
In Christ,
Eva (a mama, praying with a mama's heart!)
It was great seeing you today. you look amazing and it's unbelievable how strong you are. i love you more than words can say. I love you, stay strong and have faith.
-Laney
hey chase!
I know you can't wait until tomorrow w/ your hott nurse haha. I hope those dave cds are keeping you company even though the Two Step on there is no comparison to the one in Charlottesville:). The fam is continually thinking and praying for ya, even little Corey and Kip. I'm so glad I got to see you Saturday night, sorry Lucie and stayed for what seemed forever I'm sure haha. I'll be back soon! I love you and be strong! Everything happens for a reason:).
-Courtney
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