Update-Wednesday

Hi Folks,



I am here with my main man at the hospital while we send Mom and Dad home with Mason for a little nap and some play time with little brother bear. When Poppa and Mimi left the hotel right before we left Mason threw his pacifier way off somewhere and when it hits it rolls forever. So needless to say we did not find it before we left the hotel. We have several backups but we are trying to get him away from having one anyways. So Mimi told him it was gone because he threw it away himself, so we will see how long that lasts.

Anyways back to my main man....Hayden looks good today. He is off the vent !!!!! Praise God for His blessings. Hayden is however on a little oxygen today to help him with his levels. His tongue swelling has improved greatly, the swelling has subsided enough that it at least is not outside of his mouth. However he still has some swelling and his tongue is sloughing off some dead skin cells and drs. say this is normal, given the trauma the tongue was under during surgery. We are very thankful for some improvements instead of set backs. Here are some prayer requests:

1)tongue will continue to shrink from swelling, and he will be able to swallow correctly.

2) Hayden will tolerate the transition from sedatives to none.(he is now on methodone to help with withdrawals from morphine)

3)He will gain enough strength to be able to walk. They will be getting him up sometime on Sat. or Sunday. His little leg muscles are very tight from laying in this bed and where the tumor was putting pressure on brain stem he was loosing the ability on his right side. Physical therapy has been coming in to work on loosening up those muscles and we are working on that to as we have before surgery.

4)Give Poppa and Mimi direction and peace on leaving here and getting back to GA for a little while so Poppa can work. (Mimi will have Mason where ever she is)


I cannot say enough thank you's for all the cards, comments on this blog, financial support and prayers being lifted on our familys behalf. You all are so loved and you make us feel hugged and loved by your words of encouragement even when you are not able to be here with us watching this journey unfold. Thank you for again for all your prayers .We truly are feeling a peace that can only come from one source and that is what has gotten us through this far and He will be faithful to complete it for His glory. It is our prayer that we be diligent to let people see that this has been a journey that only God could bring us through or anyone else and we want others to see His faithfulness to us.

Still praising Him,
Mimi