Most of you who have been following my “Mike is…” on Facebook know the challenges concerning our newest grandchild, Charles or C4 as the two grandpas call him, over the past few days.
Before Charles was born, they discovered what they thought were cysts or tumors in him. There was really nothing they could do until he was born so we waited. Born premature his weight was good, over 6 lbs…not bad for a preemie, but still a preemie he was.
I remember holding him when I visited a couple weeks after his birth. He was so small, (Photo above….)
He had some challenges, with eating when it was discovered he was tongue tied...needed to have the skin under his tongue snipped a bit to free up the tongue to help eat, swallow and breathe better.
It was decided that he needed to get an MRI for the cysts. Concerned but not overly the doctors thought it best to get the MRI sooner rather than later.
The date was set, (this past Friday, April 3), and if you followed my texting in Facebook you saw the challenges he went through. Stopped breathing needed to be intubated; put on a respirator, then started breathing again.
Good News and Concerning news:
Good news was there were no signs whatsoever of any cists from the MRI! The doctors cannot explain what they saw earlier through other imaging but know there was something there but no longer present...one doctor said it was like a miracle…
Concerning news is through the procedure they discovered this breathing problem C4 has. His breathing stopped but they think he has been having this happen a lot and no one noticed. It was the procedure to try and see the now non-existent cysts that helped them recognize the problem and they are going to set up a schedule to try and treat him for this. He has developed a cold and that compounds the breathing…
I am very happy to have so many concerned family members and friends who prayed, took the time to read the journaling, even this blog to be a part of this healing process for C4. Thanks!
The truth of the matter is this, something Michelle and I learned long ago when our oldest kids were babies, God loves them more than we could ever love them. We are custodians of the lives of our kids and we need to guard, protect, love and care for them with everything we got…
Psalm 127:3: Behold, children are a gift of the LORD...
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