Tuesday, July 30, 2013

More on Alec

We are currently in a regular hospital room, as Alec continues to recover as well as prep for the big surgery tomorrow.  We were able to secure a Ronald McDonald room for a few days while Alec will be in ICU.  We will take turns staying there each night, giving us a break for a brief time.

The open heart surgery begins at 8 am tomorrow and will last until about 2 pm.  We talked with the surgeon for some time this evening.  She feels good about the surgery tomorrow and feels it will have a very favorable outcome for him.  The surgeons found a very large blood vessel collateral near his aorta.  It was one of the largest they had seen.  They were able to plug this and keep blood from flowing in directions it shouldn't go, but they explained that because of how it was rerouting blood, it may have kept him alive all these years.  As we've gotten further into this, we've really gained insight into just how serious his condition is.  It's quite amazing that he's done as well as he has.  The procedure tomorrow is really just one step shy of a heart transplant.  We continue to be impressed by Alec's surgeons who seem to be able to do the sort of things that are so far beyond our experience, and which keep kids like Alec alive.  We're grateful for how well Alec's doing, and we feel Gods hand on him.  As always, thanks for your prayers and kindnesses to us through this.  Matt & Joan

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  1. This is a wonderful testimony to God's grace and provision! Thank you for sharing with the rest of us.

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