Tuesday, July 15, 2014

Laughing with Nurses

Roscoe had another good day, mostly as good as Sunday. He went for a longer duration without needing additional painkillers or sedatives on top of the constant drips he's already getting, but also spent less time awake during the day and often woke up crying. The nurse thought that this might be an indicator that Roscoe is accustomed to having additional drugs, and not having them may be giving him withdrawals. They will start weaning him from the painkillers and sedatives after surgery. He was consolable and spent a good part of the day happy:

He's doing well and very stable, so they want to keep him that way to give him the best chances of survival through the surgery. Today we will finally speak with the surgeon about his chances for survival and exactly what to expect during and after the surgery. It is tentatively scheduled for Friday or next Monday, but they are discussing today whether to bump it up sooner since he's doing so well.

Yesterday morning, Roscoe was awake and so the nurse moved his mobile right over him in his crib. The result was a bunch of huge smiles to the point that the nurse practitioner who had been following him since January took probably 20 pictures of him while his mobile went around. She said he would even laugh at the ostrich/chicken each time it passed him, but wouldn't laugh at the others. The pictures below are ones taken by the nurse practitioner:


9 comments:

  1. Praying for wisdom, health, skill, and total healing!
    Thank you to the nice nurse for the adorable photos!
    Watch out for rubber chicken pranks when Roscoe is older since it's the ostrich/chicken that's his favorite! What a cutie!

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  2. SO sweet!! Love that big smile! We will keep pleading with God for Roscoe's continued strength & wisdom for the doctors! Love you three!!

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  3. We'll be praying for you and the meeting today. And of course we'll continue praying for a miracle for Roscoe.
    Love you three!

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  4. He is a bright ray of sunshine! We will continue to beg God for additional strength for Roscoe's little body to withstand what is ahead. We are also praying for you and Alisha to have peace and strength. Love you all. Jeremiah 32:17

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  5. We are late-comers to this prayer need, but have been praying for you and Roscoe for several weeks. (We live in Grass Valley). I read this AM that King David said in I Chronicles 21:13 "Let me fall into the hands of the LORD, for His mercy is very great; but do not let me fall into the hands of men". We all believe that God is ultimately the One holding Roscoe's life in His hands. He will be in charge of all that goes on during the surgery. We, of course, pray for skill, accuracy, etc. for the surgeons, but we know that the LORD is the One who will do what is best for Roscoe. God's mercy is very great and His love is unfathomable. May He carry all 3 of you through this scary scary time!! Judy (and Duane) Davidson

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  6. I love how happy he has been the last few days. It is so great to see him smiling. I hope that the meeting with the drs will go well. I will be praying for you all as always.

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  7. So sweet and precious! Praying for you. Lord willing he will be all better soon.

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  8. Mr Personality !!! A Charmers' Smile....

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