Saturday 2-18 Update

It feels like we have 50 different enemies with all these health issues Oliver has, and yet (praise God) we have much more than one friend. Today has been sprinkled with visits from dear friends, good food and even some laughs. Oliver is more comfortable today, and hyperventilating and passing out a less. The issue is not fixed, but he does seem significantly better. We have been able to get him out of the room for several short walks and wagon rides.

Surprisingly, he is also running a fever to the tune of 102.7 since this morning. Once again...we are perplexed. He also has lost 5 lbs since coming in the hospital, so we are working hard to keep his weight in check.

The neurology team wants to do an EEG to make sure we can rule out seizure activity with the breathing spells. We hate to put him through that yet again (we just had one in December), but we really do need to be able to definitively rule out seizure issues. Getting one placed on the weekend is next to impossible, since the EEG techs are in low supply.

We are trading off sleeping at the Jens’ home, which is 5 minutes from the hospital. It is a wonderful escape to normalcy for us.

Thank you for cheering on our family. You are all now intertwined with our story, and I feel like we are on this journey with an army of other people.

"Do they make a bigger one of these?" 

                                                              

Never alone and always loved is a good way to feel. You've done that for us, so thank you!