TJ Update

In the past few days we have heard the words hepatitis B, spinal meningitis, enterovirus, and cerebral palsey. None of which are words that any parent wants to hear about their baby. Right now we are kind of just in a daze. Everything has become a waiting game. Waiting to take the tests, waiting for the results, waiting to retake some tests, waiting for results. Its hard seeing our little man all hooked up to tubes and wires, being poked and proded and struggle. I know Tim and I both wish we could take it on ourselves and just give him a break, but we both also have come to realize that this is all in the Lord's hands. Our little TJ is not even two weeks old and he has already suffered so much. Its hard to understand quite the reason for all of this, but we are trying to remember that there is a purpose in everything. And he has chosen to come into this world to receive a body, even a sick body was good enough for him. We are just so incredibly grateful to have the knowledge of the Plan of Salvation and that no matter what happens with our beautiful little boy, whether he is sick or healed, whether he stays with us or leaves we will be an eternal family and we will be together forever. Someday whether here or in another place TJ will be healthy and strong. He will have a perfect body free of pain and suffering.

Yesterday he was transfered to Primary Children's Medical Center where the best pediatrics in the state are taking care of him. We know he is in good hands, even if they aren't our own. We know that they are doing everything they can to help our little boy. He has some swelling and bleeding in his brain they believe it is due to the infection. He has enterovirus which may cause meningitis. They did a lumbar puncture today to check his CSF (cerebral spinal fluid) for infection. No results yet, and they may have to do it again. When you have bleeding in your brain in can leak into your spinal fluid. So when they did the tap to collect CSF there was quite a bit of blood mixed in. It makes it hard for them to run all the proper test because the blood begins to coagulate or clot before they can check. Tomorrow we will find out if they have to do another lumbar puncture. If there is infection in his CSF it is called meningitis and they will treat it depending on what form of meningitis it is. Also depending on what kind it is there are certain side effects that could come from that. None of this is for sure and all could just go away and he will be a perfectly healthy little boy, but there also are some terrible side effects that could come from all of this infection in his premature little body.

Sorry there is not much more information that I can give everyone right now. We are just waiting for all the results to come back. Keep praying for our sweet little angel. We can feel your prayers and know our strength comes from the love and support around us.