Scary but Good Day

Last night we stayed in the Ronald McDonald house and finally got to sleep a little after 3. Each time that we felt comfortable about leaving he would have an episode but he finally stabilized around 2. This morning is when the fun began. We got up and went to rounds and soon after the director of neonatology came over to join in the conversation. He proceeded to emphatically suggest that he thought that they should switch to the conventional ventilator and eventually decided that they would give it a try. Although we were very scared we were both confident in his ability. We have alot of respect for Dr. Welty and trust him with our little boy. They started to bag him and he responded well so the doctor made the decision to put him on the ventilator. He has done well on the ventilator all day and we felt confident enough to come home and sleep in our own bed. We will have the dark cloud of pulmonary hypertension hanging over us for quite some time but we will take this victory today. LaVona and I would like to thanks each of you that donated and bought bracelets today. We are blessed to have such generous and loving people in our life. We have received donations from family, friends and people we have never met before. We may never meet some of you in person to thank you personally but just know that we will forever thankful for what you have done. Not only has Brodie gone through more than I have he has also touched so many lives in just a short time. I think through Brodie we can do many great things and help to change the course of CDH. If you would like to buy a bracelet please click on the donate button, post on the blog or email one of us. Thanks again and hope that everyone has a great weekend.