This morning started off great! Caed was in such a good mood when I got to the hospital. (boy it sure is nice to walk in to a smile!) He was doing so good that he was even talking and laughing with Dr. Goldthorne (a rarity!). She asked him if he wanted to get out again today since it was going to be such a nice day. He actually said yes this time. Instead of a 2 hr. pass, we got a 4 hr. one. I wasn't sure how it was going to work since he has the feeding tube in now, but they just clamped it off, so he was able to "go free" for awhile. They did go ahead with the blood transfusion today. It took 4 hrs., so we didn't get to leave the hospital until 5:00. We (Caed, Reagan, my mom, and I) went back to the same park as before, and this time he felt a little better to actually "play" some. He went down a couple of slides, sat in the swing, did the teeter-totter, and rode in the jeep again. However, he would do a few things and then want to go sit on the blanket awhile....get up and do something else for a few minutes and then sit back down. You can tell he doesn't have much energy. The little that he did today wore him out! We had been at the park almost 2 hrs. when he started crying wanting to go back to the hospital. We were a little disappointed since we still had 2 more hours to be away, but also knew his body was telling us it was time. Daddy and Grandaddy also got to come for awhile to see him play. Another cool thing about today was that we got to change rooms. They had one of the big corner rooms available and asked if we wanted it. It is much bigger (can fit 2 beds)! So now, Todd will have a "nice, big, comfortable" bed to sleep in at night. He was a little worried about it, hoping he wouldn't get so comfortable and not hear Caed. ha! At first Caed cried and cried when we told him we were moving to another room. As many different times as he has had to "move" somewhere else (for certain procedures), I don't think he believed us that this one was actually "good!" Todd will fly out tomorrow around noon to head back to Celina for a few days. Hopefully, this week will be a little easier since it's not as long, and also now that we have a system for those of us taking over his night shift.
Again, our main prayer need is for Caed to begin eating and to keep it down! Today he ate 4 bites of yogurt, 1/2 vanilla wafer, and 1 bite of applesauce. (and they were forced) His eating is obviously crucial for us to be able to go home. They increased his amount on the feeding tube to 15 cc. Hopefully this will begin stimulating all the organs involved in the digestive process. They have "been on vacation" the last 31 days!
We also want to say a special THANK YOU to all of you reading this blog right now that we have never met! We don't know you....and you don't know us......and YET you are lifting our son up in prayer!!!! It is
beyond our comprehension how far reaching this has become. Thank you, thank you, thank you....for caring enough to pray for Caed! God is at work, and YOU are apart of it! May you be richly blessed!!!!
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Here I am Caed, signing in at 2:00 am.
What an awesome God we serve! He shall reign GLORIOUS! Halleujah!! What a PRAISE report! We will sing a new song!!
Lord, we continue to bow before you giving you thanks and praise for the progress Caed has made in the last 24 hours. We ask that you continue to reign down on Caed. Please touch Todd, Lori, Reagan and Caleb with your healing hands of love. Make all things new! Your word is forever settled in heaven and on earth!
In Jesus most precious holy name we ask these things! Amen!
April 1, 2008
hey caed,
its 3:00 am i am so thankful for all the progress you have made and will continue to pray for the more in the future. i pray for u to start eating and kepping it down and todd a safe trip back home i love you so much and really wish i could see you again and just be with you. i love you so so much and will always. i can't wait ot see you an dyour smiling face. addie april 01 3:00
Todd and Lori,
I'm one of those you don't know who has had Caed on my (and my email buddies) prayer lists for the last several weeks. You are somehow related to my husband's aunt's friend's grandmother (or some such), but we're all related through Christ.
Father, this situation with Caed and his family have been in Your hands through the entire process. We don't understand why Caed has had to go through this, but we thank You for being there every step of the way - every second. You knew about this before time began. Father, I pray specifically that Caed's intestines will WORK - no more gas pains - no more sluggishness - no more of anything but exactly what they are supposed to do. I thank You for each Dr., nurse, therapist, x-ray tech, medical tech, secretary - etc., etc., etc. - who has had any part in taking care of Caed. Father, give Todd and Lori strength - courage - and total PEACE in You and in the process. Patience - oh yes, patience, too!
"Do you not know? Have you heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and His understanding no one can fathom. He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak. Even youths grow tired and weary, and young men stumble and fall; but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary; they will walk and not be faint." Isaiah 40:28-31
Debbie in Albuquerque
God is so good. Thank you for Caed's smile. Thank you for a nicer room and a better bed for Todd!. Thank you for your people who care, and pray. Thank you for tiny bites of food eaten! Thank you for giving Caed such Godly and faithful parents. You are good Lord and we thank you for all things!
Amy O.
Thank you God for a good day at the park! Thank you for a bigger room where they can be more comfortable! Please be with Caed today and let him actually want to eat something! Please continue to heal his body and please let those special smiles return! Be with Todd as he flies back home for a few days. Be with Lori--let it be a good week. Be with Reagan and Caleb. Be with the extended family. Give them the strength and grace to get through this and I thank you for continuing to surround them all with your love!
Love you guys!
Tina
Todd & Lori - Just wanted you to know that we are reading and praying.
Love you guys.
The Earlys
Praise God for good days! Glad to hear he was able to play with his favorite people. We're keeping you all in our prayers. We'd love to introduce y'all to the girls when Caed is up to more visitors & meet Caleb. We'll continue praying for healing.
Hi Lori and Todd,
We miss you all so much! I am so sorry for all that your family is going through. I am so happy that Caed is getting out to play some. It is amazing how much better you feel just getting unhooked from every thing and dressed in your own clothes, and to feel the sun on your face does wonders. Of coarse it will be baby steps for a while but we praise God for every step that he gives!
I can't even read most of your bad day blogs. As soon as I start, my stomach starts to hurt and I am flooded by my recent experiences with this which was only a fraction of what you are experiencing. But I can tell you that these nights that seem so long and miserable won't last! And one day he will probably be a strapping young man eating you out of house and home!
It is amazing what doctors can do these days and Caed's body is fearfully and wonderfully made! He is young and his body can rebuild and bounce back. Addie puts him on our prayer list every Sunday, she loves him so much.
You are in our prayers and you are in His hands! For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the Lord... Jeremiah 30:17
Shawna E
Caed,
You don't know me but alot of people miss you and want you to get better. We all want you to be healthy enough to be out of the hospital. and we want your "insides" to get better and work better than ever! Well i hope you get better. We love you!!!!
Todd and Lori,
I hope caed gets better and your whole family is in my prayers. I pray for Caed every day and every moment i get. email me at countryroadlover@aol.com or twindesigns@sbcglobal.net.
April 3, 2008
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