Garret is keeping our family on their toes. He came down with acute aspiration pneumonia on Thursday, which may have been a result of (1) a leak in his esophagus from the last dilatation or (2) his recurring reflux from the previous oral feeds (he's now strictly on his g-tube). The pneumonia caused persistent pulmonary hypertension, which in turn caused some cardiac distress with his right ventricle. He had to be intubated and will likely be for most of this week. He is getting a chest x-ray today to reassess the pneumonia and will likely finish off the antibiotics for it on Tuesday or Wednesday. Garret is also on meds (Viagra to be exact) for the pulmonary hypertension to help dilate the blood vessels in his lungs.
In part due to Garret's critical condition, the ENTIRE Chuck Dallman clan gathered on Saturday evening (at my in-laws' home) to enjoy some quality time with one another. (Surprisingly, no one even suggest snapping a picture!) We are extremely appreciate of the meal and space Carl & Polly shared with us for the evening. (If only the Brewers had held on to win our evening would have been more than complete.)
This next week will be a bit touch and go - especially as they begin to remove some of the current meds to see how he tolerates being without them. While I am not always particularly religious, it seems that the Easter message of hope in a time of darkness is quite appropriate here and is comforting to our family.
Cole's 1st day of Preschool!
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