25 October 2010

Monday update

As of this post Damon has been taken off his O2, he only has two iv's left, one in his wrist and his central line. They are going to be moving him to a room on the 7W floor today, which is the step down unit. He is also getting one of his drain tubes taken out today because it is hardly putting anything out. All those things are fantastic. He is also eating now.

Things to pray about. He seems to be a little down and depressed. He won't look at anyone when they talk and he won't respond to hardly anyone. He is talking some, but only limited. He's been watching t.v. pretty much non-stop. So pray that his spirit will be lifted and he will be able to find some fun games or toys to play with. He has been put on a low-fat diet because the fatty foods he likes the most are causing a lot of fat to drain out in his drain tube. So it will be a little bit more of a challenge for him to eat since high fat foods are his favorites and he's pretty picky. And I know this is still probably a while off, but pray that when his bowels wake up that he won't get constipated. He had such a hard time with that his whole life and I don't want that to become an issue while he's recovering from surgery.

Also, things are stressful here anyway, but now that Jeremy and I are divorced it's harder so please pray that we can all be mature and focus on Damon. Thanks for the prayers and love. Talk to you soon.

Sarah

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

That is right you should put Damon first. After all that is why you are their right?

Heather and Adam said...

Hi my name is Heather and I live in Neosho and am expecting a little boy in Dec that has been diagnosed with hlhs. Ive been following your blog and would love to chat with you sometime when you have time and arent too busy. Im so glad Damon is doing well and hopefully you will be home soon. Im coming to st. louis on friday to meet with all of the drs and have ultrasounds done. Im a nervous wreck. Hopefully ill talk to you soon. Heather