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Aug. 14, 2009
Peace that passes understanding
I honestly don't think I can tell you what a world of difference your prayers have made for Noah and I. Noah did have to go to the treatment room for another IV last night, but it was a totally different experience. While he got very upset and did cry and beg for help during the actual "ouchie parts," it wasn't with the same stark terror he has displayed until now. Between attempts he was able to calm down and talk about things. He was even calm enough to sit for the final attempt which did yield a usable IV in his foot. He had to be held so he wouldn't jerk his foot or grab the needle away from the nurse, but before tonight there is no way he could have even been sitting as he would have been thrashing uncontrollably. It was SO clear that even though he was scared and hurting, there was a deep core of peace for him.
All of the nurses were amazed. They kept saying that the whole feeling in the room was totally different and that they were more peaceful as well. I told them that Noah had thousands of people praying for him and they immediately agreed that only prayer could have wrought the results we saw. We need to keep those prayers coming since Noah needs IV access for several days to come.
Foot IV's don't tend to last long, but as of this minute his is still working. He needs to be calm and somewhat still to protect that tenuous line, but God's timing provided blessings in this arena as well. First, my mom was sick this week and couldn't come on Noah's birthday. She came today bearing Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Mega Bloks which Noah played with for hours in bed. Noah also got a financial gift from a blog reader which was to be used for DVD's. I ordered Peter Pan and Babe. Jeff brought them up yesterday and Noah has watched them over and over. Finally, every night I take Noah downstairs in a little cart so he can throw pennies in the fountain. Most evenings we run into the same lady (I think she has a loved one here) who has been quite charmed by Noah. After we throw all of the pennies, Noah likes to browse the windows of the gift shop. This sweet lady saw Noah pleading for an alligator he saw in the window and she insisted on buying it for him as a birthday gift. It's a sweet stuffed gator with a zipper - when the zipper is opened, a lovely soft green blanket can be unfolded from within the gator. It's very snuggly and Noah has been very content to stay in bed with his special alligator blanket! It's really been no challenge to keep him in bed thanks to these blessings.
Noah is still running fevers. The team has decided that as long as he doesn't look sicker, as long as his blood cultures stay negative, and as long as his labs look OK, he will get a new broviac Monday or Tuesday - fever or no fever. We just can't keep resetting the clock every night when Noah is having such access problems. Once we get the broviac in, we will do more investigating as to the source of the fevers. We hope to stop the antibiotics this weekend to rule out a drug fever.
Noah is getting his nightime meds so I need to go snuggle him. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your prayers. While last night was hard (it did take over an hour again), and while it hurt me to see Noah getting even more bruised and hurt, I felt held. It was so clear that the everlasting arms were beneath both of us. You were there to pray for me when I didn't even know what to say.
***** Noah started crying before I could post this blog. The IV meds are starting to hurt, which usually means the IV won't be working much longer. It is working OK right now, so we are getting some IV lidocaine into him for pain relief before starting his meds again. Please pray that we don't end up with a middle of the night treatment room visit. I would so much prefer to either go before he goes to sleep or in the morning after he is up. Of course, mostly I would prefer not to go at all . . .
Blessings,
Kate
P.S. I've been asked about favorite animals, and I've been remiss in answering. Noah loves all marine life - fish (esp tropical fish), dolphins, sharks, alligators, otters, hippos, etc. He especially loves zebras of course and enjoys most other popular animals like lions, tigers, elephants, farm animals, and dogs. He also likes chipmunks. He is very easy to please. :-) |
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Blessings,
Taylor