Tyson had
a very fast and furious pneumonia hit him this week. It came on very quickly
with a slight cough on Wednesday, by Thursday night he had a fever and by
Saturday afternoon we were sitting in emerg waiting for x-rays.
The pneumonia could be seen on x-ray and heard by
stethoscope, and he has a very wet cough indicating his lungs are full of
junk. Thankfully, because his oxygen saturations were still fine
(90-91 in emerg!!) they put him on oral antibiotics and sent us home.
(YAY!)
Can you please join us in prayer that the oral antibiotics
quickly clear it up and we can get him healthy again. He is not sleeping
very well at nights and he is gruuuuumpy. This is his third time on
antibiotics this season. The last time he was put on oral antibiotics it
took a little longer to fully clear and this is concerning because if these
oral drugs don’t work, he would need IV antibiotics at the hospital. We
love being home (it’s been over a year since his last hospital stay!) so we’d
like to stay here if possible.
We missed out on the Labatt Family Heart Centre Conference this year because of Tyson's illness. I enjoy this conference so much because it's an opportunity for us to learn more about new cardiac research developments, coping mechanisms for parents/siblings with cardiac kids, as well as support and encouragement from the cardiac community of Sick Kids; all while my kids are off having fun at the crafts, games, and activities planned for them by the nurses and staff of Sick Kids' Heart Centre. This year the conference took place at the Sick Kids' Research Tower and I was so excited to get to finally see this building :( Maybe next year?
To make matters even worse, remember that bruise that Tyson has on his forehead? (It's about three weeks old now but it's still obvious enough that they asked about it at the hospital.) The bruise is finally fading...but today Tyson tripped and fell onto the corner of our piano bench with his face, smacking his jaw hard. Scraped and bruised on his face again! I didn't think it would be that important to ice it because hey, at least it's not on his head. Well, in hindsight, we should have iced it. It is slightly swollen and it's going to leave a bruise about as big as the one that's finally fading on his forehead. We're thankful that the point of impact was slightly above his jaw bone; I was worried about damage to his jaw - but he says the bone doesn't hurt and he is eating fine. Now I'm extra hopeful we don't have to bring him back to the hospital this week - they won't like seeing a new bruise on his face since last time.
To make matters even worse, remember that bruise that Tyson has on his forehead? (It's about three weeks old now but it's still obvious enough that they asked about it at the hospital.) The bruise is finally fading...but today Tyson tripped and fell onto the corner of our piano bench with his face, smacking his jaw hard. Scraped and bruised on his face again! I didn't think it would be that important to ice it because hey, at least it's not on his head. Well, in hindsight, we should have iced it. It is slightly swollen and it's going to leave a bruise about as big as the one that's finally fading on his forehead. We're thankful that the point of impact was slightly above his jaw bone; I was worried about damage to his jaw - but he says the bone doesn't hurt and he is eating fine. Now I'm extra hopeful we don't have to bring him back to the hospital this week - they won't like seeing a new bruise on his face since last time.
Will you please pray for Tyson, that the antibiotics will work their magic so that he can regain his strength and continue to recuperate at home rather than the hospital?
Thanks!
Brian and Melissa
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