Caden had a big day getting out of bed for the first time since surgery. The process really wipes him out, but it is a step in the right direction. The second time out of bed we took a wagon right to the MUSC Atrium. Riley, Josiah, Levi, and Nana were visiting so it was […]
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Saturday, October 2nd, 2010Caden’s day was not so smooth, but his night has been great so far. He did have a fever again, but the doctors have finally agreed to add an antibiotic to treat sinus and ear infections as well as pneumonia. They are now giving Caden Rocephin via IV. There is no diagnosis of pneumonia, but […]
Caden has been moved out of the PICU (Pediatric Intensive Care Unit) into a regular private room (new wing) of the MUSC Children’s Hospital. That is the good news. The bad news is that he popped a 102.6 fever this evening. His heart rate has been very high as a result. There has been no […]
Folks who have been to our house lately have met Caden’s Skunk. It is a stuffed animal he chose from the gift shop during a trip to the SC Aquarium. The skunk actually went to the operating room with Caden today. The skunk even got his own ID bracelet. It was very cute. Now that […]
Tuesday is the big day. Caden is scheduled for another major surgery this week. He will be getting VEPTR rods placed in his back on both sides of his spine. These rods will be attached to the rear of his rib cage at the top and to his pelvis on the bottom end of the […]
We have received some inquiries on the results of the visit to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. We did visit Cincinnati Children’s as planned during our recent vacation. We saw two clinics. We didn’t really hear anything new in terms of ideas to get Caden to swallow from the first clinic (ENT). Caden’s local ENT doc had […]
We took Caden to see the pediatric orthopedics clinic at MUSC this past week. We ended up having the discussion that we expected, about surgery. The x-rays taken on Monday showed that Caden’s scoliosis curve has progressed to 73 degrees up from 68 degrees in March. Passing the 70 degree mark was a mild stone […]
Caden has been referred to the Aerodigestive and Sleep Center at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital. Caden’s local ENT (Otolaryngology / Head and Neck Surgery) specialist has reached the end of his tool belt in terms of treating the swallowing challenges that Caden has battled since birth. Caden will be six years old in just a few […]
The lesson tonight in our Growing Kids God’s Way class was titled “Rejection: Man’s Greatest Fear”. The lesson Gary Ezzo delivered in the video ended with a point that could not have been more divinely placed in our lives today. “”Take inventory.” While Mr. Ezzo gave this suggestion in the context of the fear of […]