Brodie's first surgery

They decided to put Brodie on ECMO which is the heart/lung bypass machine. This was a surgery and it went well. He seems to be reacting as they thought he would and now we just wait and watch his progress. It is amazing what they can do with technology and we are so blessed to have such a wonderful hospital in our backyard. There are many risks but at this point we just wait and see what happens. They have taken the medicine away that paralyzes him so our hope is that soon LaVona can see him move around and maybe open his eyes. This would all not be possible without the great doctors and your prayers. We are holding up well but that could change at any moment. They are going to meet and decide when to do the surgery to fix his diaphragm and when to take him off ECMO. They usually like to keep them on for 3-5 days but he could be on for 2 weeks or more. As you probably can tell he is still very sick. We hope to get more news later and will keep you updated as we get news.