Baby Joshua Biggun Keslar: 01/17/12

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.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

Post surgery recovery

Biggun is having some difficulty recovering from surgery. They have him on the oscillator again and he does really great for awhile and manages more at 21%, but then his oxygen saturation bottoms out and they have to bump him back to 60%. They say this is a result of recovering from surgery.
The PIE is slowly doing better. They gave him a diuretic to help clear up some of the haziness in his lungs, and the progress is already apparent. He's having x-rays every 12 hours to monitor the fluid build up in his lungs.
Nothing more on the IVH level 2. His follow up ultrasound is Friday, but they will do one sooner if his head circumference changes.
They gave him Ativan tonight to help with moving him. Every 12 hours they flip him in the bed so his head doesn't get stuck in one position.

He was pretty comatose while we were there, but he was on pain medication and Ativan. Hopefully time will make him feel better.

Pray for a speedy recovery!

Much love,
Rachel and Joshua

Note: on the photo, you can see the tiny incision under his arm. They spread his ribs to put the titanium clamp in.