I wanted to take a quick moment to let everyone know how things are going. Caden is in critical but stable condition. The doctors tell us that the first 48 hours after this type of surgery is typically a roller coaster ride while the heart adapts to its new configuration. Caden still has his chest open to relieve pressure and allow for fluid to be drained off. He is not in pain. They have him in a medically induced coma.
Sherry, I, and Darla (Sherry’s Mom) came home in the middle of the night to try to rest. My sister (Becke), my Mom (Priscilla), and Sherry’s Dad (Joe) stayed at the hospital last night. Sherry, I, and her mom are headed back to the hospital in a few minutes.
I thank each and every one of you for your kind messages, thoughts, and especially your prayers. I want to give a special thanks to Adrian, Andrea, Darla, and Robin for stepping in and taking care of Riley and our home. One if them should be around the house if you do call there. Sherry and I will at the hospital if we are not resting. Sherry’s Mom and Dad as well as my sister and my Mom are taking turns at the hospital with us.
A big thanks goes out to Rich and Julie Young, Eric and Karen Olyejar, David and Jeanette Bulick, Kane and Leslie Wright, and Pastor Sherry and the prayer warriors of Seacoast Church. You are all a wonderful moral and spiritual support that is vital to us right now.
We will get more information out as we are able to.
KEEP PRAYING!
All our love, Hank, Sherry, Riley and Caden