Houston Transport

Faithful friends, please pray for Aaron. He is going to be transported to Houston tomorrow (most likely) to Texas Children's Hospital. Both of his eyes have progressed and will require surgery to save his vision. The good news is that this is one of the Premiere Children's hospitals and Aaron is well enough to be transported to their care. Additionally, his vision can still be salvaged with surgical intervention. The bad news is he will probably be there 3-4 weeks. Please pray that he continues to stay healthy, has no additional complications, and that he is in loving hands. Please pray that the care providers have wisdom and discernment and will coordinate with his physicians here on necessary issues. He is not a normal, straightforward NICU patient and he will require quite a bit of coordination. The hardest thing is not knowing who will be taking care of him and that I will not be able to see him whenever I want. Please pray that he comes back to us soon. He was only a couple weeks away from coming home, so this is a hard hit. God has been faithful to care for him. Please pray for our strength. Thank you for your prayers!

[7-9-09: I got to snuggle with Aaron today before he got loaded into his issolette stretcher equipped with oxygen (and other NICU gizmos). It is really quite amazing. Thankfully Wilford Hall did the transport; so nurses that we are familiar with and an Respiratory Therapist accompanied him to Texas Children's Hospital. I watched his helicopter leave the base at 11:40am. Cory and I will hopefully leave within an hour to join him. We will find out tomorrow when he will have the procedure. It could be tomorrow, or we could watch and wait. Please pray that he tolerates the procedure well. God has lifted my spirits and is providing me strength. Thank you for all of your prayers! We have one more short stretch and he will be home! PS Aaron is 5 lbs. 1oz and James was 9lbs. 2oz YAY!]