Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Our Precious Nathan

Hi you guys. Well, we went yesterday to talk to the cardiologist and the team that will be delivering my grandbaby Nathan and taking care of him. The meeting did not go as well as I wanted it to. We were quite overwhelmed at everything they were telling us, because now we know more and what our precious little one will have to go through, unless God sees fit otherwise. When Nathan is born, they will have to do a heart catheterization to see exactly what they will have to do. We know there will be a surgery to put a shunt in about 2 days after he is born. The main problem that they see is (of course I don't know all the techinical terms) the fourth chamber of the heart has blood flowing in but there is nowhere to flow out into the lungs. Right now his momma his supplying everything he needs so he is safe. But the moment he is born they will have to give him medicine to keep something open in his heart till they can do the surgery to treat it. They say its not fixable but treatable. I am very happy about that. According to what they find he could have 1-2 surgeries more until the age of 3 to correct everything. He may also have to take medicines the rest of his life. I can live with anything they may have to do, I just want him to come home. The doctor gives an 80% chance of everything being ok. Its not 100% but its a lot. All this information was so overwhelming for all of us, but we know we are so blessed and we expect a blessing from this also. I ask for all your prayers that our precious little one will be totally healed, of course I'm expecting a miracle, or that whatever God's will is will be done and we bring our little one home. We will have to go to Birmingham for the delivery and they will do the surgery there too. We live in Mobile, so thats a little out of our comfort zone. I am so looking forward to my grandson getting here and I know this will be a blessing from day one. Thanks for listening, and I will keep you updated. Debbie

8 comments:

  1. Thanks for the update. I'm still praying!

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  2. Hi Debbie...

    Tom and I will be praying over this situation. And I am adding this prayer request to our Prayer List on our Blog. Thanks for letting me know about this. Keep in touch, dear.

    Thanks for reading our blog!!

    ~Blessings to all...
    Jan

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  3. Hi, Debbie!

    I just found your blog through Between Here and Home. Welcome to the world of blogging!

    Thanks for sharing what is going on with sweet little Nathan. I will pray for him that things will go even better than imagined when he is born and undergoes surgery. I have to say that being given an 80% chance of everything being OK seems very good, since I know doctors (my dad is one) tend to err on the cautious side. But I'm sure it's hard to go through all of this, especially for your daughter and her husband.

    My husband and I are expecting our fourth child now, and Nathan was one of the names we were considering for a boy. It's a great name!

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  4. Your family is in my prayers. With god all things are possible. Keep your faith. My daughter was given a 20 percent chance of living if she made it the first 24 hours after she was born. She is now 36 years old and as healthy as can be. It's not the same problems. But, I never.. gave up hope.
    Hugs, Terrie

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  5. Just wanted to say "hi". Your blog is so pretty. You've done a great job. Heartbreaking to read about your grandson, but as you said we can pray for and expect a miracle. We serve a BIG GOD!! I will start "following" you so that I keep updated with your story.

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  6. We have spent quite a lot of time at the hospitals in Birmingham. They are some of the best anywhere. Actually, I had heart surgery there when I was 4 years old myself. I will be praying for your little grandson. God will supply all your needs...this I know.

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  7. Hi Debbie; I noticed your were a follower of my blog and I thank you for that. I thought I would hop on over and say hello. I noticed your sweet grandson to be was going to be having complications after birth and wanted you to know I would be praying for him.

    Come by and visit again soon.

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  8. Any new updates about Nathan and mommy and daddy? I'm updating our blog's Prayer List.

    ~Blessings,
    Jan

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