Prayer Request

4:40 p.m.

Update and prayer request from Susan:

David's doing well. His blood gasses looked good again this afternoon, so they're going to try to wean him off the nitric oxide again; however, that's what they tried to do on Thursday when his stats plummeted. This is bittersweet news for Susan and John. Thursday night was so scary for them that they're requesting increased prayer coverage for the next 24 hours.

David's nitric oxide level is at 4 right now, and they're going to try to lower it 1 point every 6 hours, so it will take a while, but the next 24 hours are critical. Susan's not sure if they're going to leave it at 1 for a while or try to take him completely off, but she would love the increased prayer coverage.

Speaking of extra prayer coverage, Susan and John have noticed that David is particularly fussy and that his stats tend to drop from 4:30-7:00 p.m. with 5:15-6:00 p.m. being especially critical and hard for John and Susan because they have to leave at 6:00 for the shift change.

Since this is generally a busy time for people, we're looking for people to commit to 15 minutes of prayer devoted to David during the 4:30-7:00 p.m. window. We're also suggesting that you set an alarm (on your cell phone, for example) to remind you to pray. We want to focus in and pray until we see breakthrough. E-mail davidsdailyupdates@gmail.com if you're joining the 4:30-7:00 p.m. team.

David's bilirubin lights were turned off Friday morning and they were off yesterday, but the jaundice was back up, so the lights are back on today. While his mask was off, Susan's mom got to touch him. Susan's dad said that she's been floating around ever since.

Ready for some good news?

The doctor called David amazing yesterday.

As of 4:20 today, they weaned him off his TPN IV, which was his nutrient IV. He is now getting all of his nutrients from breastmilk; he's up to 13 ml every 3 hours and digesting it just fine. He's just on a saline IV to keep the line open.

His oxygen is in the 60s and his blood pressure readings are good.

He didn't have any x-rays yesterday or today and he's not scheduled for any tomorrow, so that will give him a little break.

Susan says David is "just beautiful" and his skin "feels like cashmere--it's softer than velvet." And she has more pictures to share soon!

Thank you so much for praying!