Day 11

R continues to be stable and for that we are thankful. There are so many things that the doctors and nurses are delicately trying to balance. We are amazed and grateful for all of the care they are giving him. As of this evening, here is the days update...

R has gone back on dialysis. Over the past 24 hours, R has retained quite a bit of fluid and they are working to get some of it out. His G-tube (goes into his stomach) was oozing quite a bit of blood throughout the day. The suction on his surgical site was also pulling a lot of blood. R received blood to replace the blood he was losing throughout the day and platelets to help with clotting.

We also learned that R has two infections. One in his lungs and one by his liver. We were told at the start that infection is the number one concern in a surgery like this. We have been told that R is likely to stay on the ventilator for some time because of the infection.

We are so grateful for the prayers that you have been offering on behalf of R and our family over the past few weeks. Many of you have also supported our family in a variety of ways. For this, we are so very appreciative. Many of you are sacrificing with us in hope that R's journey leads us to a place of good health and restoration for his little body. As I think about R's past, he has never (and I do mean never) been at a point where his body has functioned like that of a healthy baby boy. Thank you for joining with us in this journey and hoping and praying for a recovery for R and a testimony for God to get the glory in all of this.

Blessings!