Monday, January 23rd

Josh & I went home last night to try and get a decent night of sleep, but we got a 3 a.m. call that no parent ever wants to get.

Will's nurse asked me, "How far away are you from the hospital? Can you get here soon? Will is not doing good... you need to get here now."

It was awful. We jumped in the car and raced to get to the hospital as soon as possible. It took about 10 minutes to get there. When we got to his room, the crash cart was just outside his room and the entire staff was inside. The attending physician was bagging him and everyone was watching the monitor.

My first question, "Oh my God, is he coding?"

The attending said he almost did, but they acted fast enough that his heart rate didn't get too low. His oxygen sats were in the 40's for almost 2 hours before they could get him to go up to 60.

His blood gasses were getting worse and worse overnight. But, after their tremendous effort his most recent blood gas showed that his numbers were improving. When I left his room a minute ago, his sats were about 67.

They did another heart echo which ruled out any problems with his shunt or heart. Will's lungs are very sick. He is somewhat stable now. We just pray that it stays that way. I will keep you posted as the day progresses.