Baby Joshua Biggun Keslar: 01/11/12

Donations

I wanted to extend my thanks to all those who have helped us over the last three months. Had it not been for your generosity, we would not have survived. And most importantly, we would not have been able to be by Biggun's side. There are no words that can express how much it means to me that I was given that opportunity.

Our situation is not nearly as dire as it was. We still take it day by day and manage our money very carefully. Hike for Heroes recently assisted us by putting $2000 directly towards bills we owed, which was a huge relief for us.

If you are still interested in helping or donating, we most definitely need items to gear up for Biggun coming home. There are certain things we still need such as a baby swing, bouncer, walker, bottles, diapers, wipes, and any/all sorts of baby clothes. He is currently wearing 0-3 months.

Donations can still be done the same way - You can go to www.paypal.com and donate to the email rachelxkeslar@gmail.com. You can also go to any CHASE bank and put in a deposit to Joshua Daniel Keslar. Any questions you might have can be sent to the rachelxkeslar@gmail.com email address.

Again, thank you for all your support. You kept us alive and by our baby's side. I cannot thank you enough for that.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Status Update for January 11th

Update on little Biggun-

The results of the ultrasound came back and the murmur is very present. They started him on Indocin tonight, he'll get another course in 12 hours and then the last course tomorrow night. They checked to see if the medication was working, and so far it isn't, but they will keep hoping.

They will try Indocin treatments twice, and if that doesn't work, we are looking at surgery. They will do that surgery bedside, but we are hoping to avoid it.

His blood transfusion went well. His hematocrit numbers are back up, and they seem to be working well at keeping his blood pressure in check. His respiration is still holding too much carbon dioxide, so they've increased the rate on his ventilator. Currently he's at 45, and they keep increasing it to counteract the carbon dioxide in his blood.

Right now, we're looking for lots of prayers. Please keep Biggun in yours for the next few days. We would really appreciate it!

Much Love,
Rachel and Joshua

Honeymoon

Looks like biggun had a rough night. The nurse said the honeymoon phase is over.
His systolic pressure is severely low, and they hope it's because his PDA valve is still open. He had an ultrasound this morning to determine whether that was the case. If so, they will try to treat with medicine to close that valve. If not, they will have to close it surgically.
Right now, because of the open valve, that duct is allowing blood to freely flow into his lungs. Its making his pressure low and his body work harder. So he had to be put on higher oxygen on the ventilator because his body can't keep up. The hope is that steroids will be enough to close that valve.
In the meantime, he cannot eat. So we expect him to lose even more weight. They will have to give him Indocin for blood pressure and right now he is getting another blood transfusion.

Please send prayers. Little Biggun is definitely going to need them today.

Much Love,
Rachel and Joshua