Leslie and Tyler arrived this afternoon and we got permission to take Austin on a little wheel chair ride outside to get some fresh air. We hit a gravel trail next to a private lake beside the hospital and could have used 4 wheel drive to get through several washouts from last Friday's thunderstorm. Nice to smell the fresh air and get a little sun.
Plasma treatment went well but hemoglobin is still very low so Austin will be receiving two more units of blood this evening which, unfortunately, means being hooked to an IV for another 4 hours after already spending 4 hours on his back with plasmapheresis. Yet, we are so thankful for all the resources here to nurture the body back to health.
Another plasma treatment is scheduled for tomorrow morning as they continue on a very aggressive approach to kicking the toxins still in the bloodstream. He's been able to keep his food down a second day although he doesn't have a strong appetite and he's not totally excited about hospital food. :) Today he's feeling weary of the journey so we continue to pray for him to have peace and patience.
Dear all,
ReplyDeleteWe are so glad to hear of the improvement in Austins labs. We will continue to pray for complete healing for him. Austin, when it gets rough just remember the amazing times on Beaver Lake when the "bears in the woods" were just imagined not like the real bears you have been fighting these last 12 days. Our fondest wishes to all of you, consider yourselves hugged. Sondra
Austin, Ritch, Char, Leslie, Tyler...
ReplyDelete...I sense, I feel, I know...you are all being carried to the Table...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYi5dlWe_1c&feature=related
...praying for you all to feel the love of our Saviour cradling you today...
Craig