We have a praise report tonight. Caden has continued to improve little by little. The doctors and surgeons have scheduled Caden to have his chest sown back up tomorrow. Sherry and I visited Caden this evening after putting Riley to bed. Caden continues to improve ever so slowly. Since last night he has been completely removed from the epinephrine and his blood pressure remains steady. An echocardiogram was done today that showed improvement in Caden’s heart functionality from yesterday. The doctors are planning to close up Caden’s chest sometime tomorrow as long as Caden maintains his current condition. He will still have drain lines in his chest to remove fluid from around his heart. He will still be on the ventilator and several IVs. He is being kept fairly sedated, but he does open his eyes quite often when he hears Sherry or me.
One of Caden’s little neighbors in the PCICU is not having as good of a day. This little girl’s condition reinforces how much we have to be thankful for tonight. Her family is in so much pain. I reached out to her father tonight and told him that I had just got done praying for his little girl. Sherry and I held each other’s hand while each of us took one of Caden’s hands and we prayed. We thanked God for his answered prayers. We prayed for this little girl just lifted her and her family up to God. We asked God for continued improvements in Caden’s condition. Please continue to pray Caden and his little neighbor. Also look around you and find something that you have to be thankful for tonight in addition to God answering our prayers for Caden. I am thankful for the support that I am getting from each and every one of you. You do not realize how many friends you have until you get into a situation like ours. Our family, pastors, close friends, small group members, my coworkers and managers, neighbors, other families who are going through this, and other people that we have never even met have been so warm and comforting.
THANK YOU AGAIN !!!