July 2011 - Back to School, Back to the Hospital?

After a year, Luke was finally in a position to get back to Montessori School. He missed it. He was happy to go back. We were concerned, but optimistic. Unfortunately, between school and 2 VBSs, we may have run him ragged. He had cold-like symptoms, fever, and elevated heart rate. We had to take him to the ER, and he had to spend the night at the hospital.

Here's Luke at VBS. He's growing up so fast. Getting tall as well.


Due to his elevated temperature + elevated heart rate, the ER put him under their SHOCK PROTOCOL, which basically included IV fluids and monitoring.


Here's Luke showing off his IV access. By God's Grace, his port has withstood so many punctures without incident. Please pray to continue to preserve that port.



Finally, he could get down to business.


After the hospital stay, they could not determine the cause of his fever and tachycardia (fast heart beat). Within a week, his cold seemed to show itself, and after another week, he seemed entirely better. The ordeal gave us more complexity for a while in that we had to monitor his heart rate at home.

Our poor child...having to go through so much. We pray for his healing. We pray for his strength.