Day +13
Today was a little better day than yesterday. After several days of having a fever, the source has not been discovered. That means the blood cultures have had enough time to grow any bacteria, fungus, etc. that may be causing an infection. All cultures have come back negative. The CT scan of his lungs also showed no sign of infection–Praise God! Because of all the vomiting, pain and fever that he has endured the last few days, Aaron is pretty weakened. He has not held down any juice or ensure for the last few days so, they started him on IV nutrition tonight. Hopefully, this will help strengthen him. He received platelets this morning and is receiving red blood tonight.
Today was really neat because we saw 2 of our ICU heroes! This morning, we got to see Dr. Gina Lee who was Aaron’s doctor when he was first admitted to the ICU. She was always honest, helpful, thoughtful and brillant in caring for Aaron. We are so blessed to have had so many wonderful doctors! Dr. Lee reminded me of how the attending physician did not hold much hope in Aaron’s survival back in June. She called Aaron a miracle patient. I’m so glad she recognizes the mighty miracle that God has done on our behalf already. Maybe you will remember, back in June that Aaron had a tremendous experience with coughing incessantly for 4 hours ( http://aaronboydston.com/2006/06/09/its-praise-god-time-again/). God sent a respiratory therapist, Mihai, to stop the exhausting ordeal. Today, Mihai brought Aaron a breathing treatment that helped Aaron have a little less difficulty with breathing. It was tremendous seeing 2 huge figures from Aaron’s ICU days that we have not seen in several months. Through their presence here today, we have been reminded of what God has done already for us and we are excited about what we have yet to see Him do! Much love to you all!
Who can list the glorious miracles of the Lord? Who can ever praise Him enough? Psalm 106:2