Let's Try This Again....

Now, before I tell you why Caed is getting his blood drawn again within a very short time frame, just take a good look at this VERY BRAVE boy sitting all by himself!! (it's only the 2nd time he's done this) After his central line was taken out, and he had to give blood the old fashioned way....he always wanted me to hold him in my lap. But...for some reason last week, he just decided to jump up in that chair alone. You would have thought he climbed Mt. Everest....the way he walked out of the clinic....head up...chest back...and a little strut in his walk. I told him he looked like a "teenager" to me!! He just nodded in agreement. haha

(next time...I might even try to video him. This boy is rock solid. No flinching....no whining....just pure bravery and a smile! And yes.....he wants to watch the needle the entire time...ugghhh)

Typically we go in every month...... draw blood.....and then hear back from our pediatrician that his labs looked great and they were faxing them off to Nebraska. However, one morning I get a call and I could tell by the nurse's voice....something was a bit concerning. She said some of his numbers were a "little low." Come to find out....A LOT low! His blood glucose was around 37 (normal would be 70-100), and the dreaded CO2 was also low. They told us to watch him very carefully, making sure he didn't get cold, clammy, and unresponsive! (also that this level was dangerously low for possible seizure and coma) WHAT????? Are you all SURE you're talking about the same little boy who played football in the living room with his Daddy last night? The same child who played a quick game of Wii before school? And the same child who (after talking with his teacher) was playing like normal out on the playground? Todd and I knew there MUST be some kind of mistake. Caed was showing zero symptoms related to low blood sugar or CO2. Our nurse coord in NE also agreed and felt this was some kind of lab error.

So that leads us to yet another stick in the arm this morning. Lord willing we will be hearing something back today or tomorrow reaffirming his GOOD HEALTH!