Only a few of you new about Brayden being in the hospital this week and for that I am sorry. However, we trusted that God would bring our family to your minds and that you would pray for us even with out knowing all or any of the details.
Brayden and I just got out of the hospital after being there all week. Brayden got really sick Saturday and was up all night both Saturday and Sunday. Looking back we should have gone into the hospital late Sunday afternoon but Aaron and I just weren't sure if it was the flu or something more.
We called the doctor and they thought he would get better through the night. No. He got much worse. His temp spiked to 104.5 and I spent all night asking God to help me keep his temp under control.
Monday morning came and his breathing became labored. We wanted to take him to the ER but the doctor's office told us to bring him in first. Aaron took him over and we found out that he had RSV, possible pneumonia and a double ear infection. The doctor told us to get to the hospital and that they would be admitting him.
Aaron did a great job and spent the first 12 hours with Brayden while I stayed home taking care of my sisters sweet kids.....We had been watching 6 kids that were 6 and under Sat, Sun and Monday! Whew....not good...when kids are sick. Last week Ethan went on antibiotics because the doctor heard some pneumonia in his lungs starting...praise the Lord...the meds worked. On Sunday Austin laid on the floor all afternoon with a temp. and with in 6 hours or so got much better! Still... it was very trying to be able to care for more than one sick kid at a time. God really grew Aaron and I this last week!
My sisters and her husband, Jason, came back from Virgina about midnight on Monday evening. (Great job Jason!) I than drove to the hospital and switched places with Aaron. Brayden was getting worse. His oxygen level was low and the respiratory therapist were concerned. They hooked him up to oxygen, taping the hose around his face, than they started him on treatments every 3 hours through the day and night. They would come in give him a breathing treatment that would take 5-8 minutes, than start banging really hard on his chest, back and right and left side of his lungs. Its called percussion and it is suppose to help break the pneumonia up. At times some therapist had no mercy while others said that the kids really didn't need to be hit so hard. Brayden cried every time because he was sore but settled down towards the end of his 1/2 hour treatment. The respiratory therapist would be returning in about 2.5 hours to do it all over again.
After that we had to hold him down, may I remind you ever 3 hours, and suction out his lungs. We did this by shoving tubing up through his nose and down to the bottom of his lungs. It wasn't fun :( He fought the first 2 times but really never fought again. He would just cry and say...mom...dad...mom...ect. He was such a strong and good boy!!!!!
By Wednesday he still wasn't any better and I was confident that it was time to try something else. They started and IV, which was really hard for him but he was so very good, and than we received the results of his chest x-ray confirming lower right lobe pneumonia.
With prayer, time and much chest thumping every 3 hours he slowly started to turn the corner.
He is doing much better but still has treatments every 4 hours. He is taking 2 of the 4 different medications for 10 days and than the remaining 2 he will take until spring arrives.
Thank you so much for your concern and prayers. We needed them. It was very very busy at the hospital...getting sleep for either of us was nearly impossible. We shared a room with another family and literally the space we had was the space of a very small bathroom. A roll out chair and a crib was all that would fit.
It was trying at times but God never left us and we saw Him at work so many times during our stay.
I have become good friends with our roommate and plan to meet up with her soon. Her name is Dawn and her 2 week old son is Parker. They have 4 days out of a total of 16 left! Pray for them as they are concerned that a new family, who will be taking our spot will bring in some new virus that will infect their child all over again. Pray for peace and pray that the Lord will work in their family bringing each of them closer to a solid relationship with Jesus Christ!
Thanks again for all your love and prayers! It means so very much.
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Sooo sorry to hear about Brayden! Brooklyn was also in the hospital for 4 days with RSV, Pneumonia and a double ear infection! I know your pain!!! That was the beginning of February and last this week finally got the all clear! It took 3 rounds of antibiotics to get the infections cleared up! You guys are in my prayers.... that you'll get in the clear soon!
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