Bump in the Road

This morning has been a very difficult morning. When we go here they had just reduced the ECMO flow to 60 and he did not respond well to that. There were alarms going off constantly and many doctors in our room. In addition to that we have to watch Brodie gasp for air and it is heartwrenching to watch. They increased his flow back up to 80 and he seemed to do better at that point. The big issue now is that we are coming to a crossroad. The circuit in the ECMO machine is giving out and clotting up quite a bit. They are trying to get him to come off ECMO but if he does not respond better to the lower settings then they will have to change out the circuit. This poses two problems. One is that he has a clot in his arterial line which is causing some problems and the other more important issue is that if they change out the circuit it takes you back to square one. If that happens he will have to go another week on ECMO before they can get him off. As you can see things are tough right now and I am asking you to not only pray for Brodie but for LaVona as well. I love her so much and it kills me to see her in such pain. She has been able to keep it somewhat together but she thinks she is losing her coping mechanisms. Do realize that there will be ups and downs and we are just on a down right now. That just means we have an up just around the corner. Thanks again for all of the support and prayers. You have all been so amazing and words could never describe how thankful we are.