"Ethan's echo looks really good. You can treat him as a normal little boy. You don't have to be looking for the "signs" of heart problems like you have had to do in the past. His heart is doing really well." How do I even begin to thank God for news like that? On my knees with tears streaming down my face, speechless!
Ethan has strong pulses! His blood pressure is good - no meds needed. His mitral valve looks fine, his aortic valve is handling the increased blood flow from the heart repair very well and the miraculous news: THERE IS A ZERO GRADIENT IN HIS AORTIC ARTERY! Definition: no narrowing whatsoever! It is wide open! Praise God and praise Dr. James O'Brien!
Ethan did incredible sitting still for his BP reading - he had four nurses surrounding him. One took his BP, one blew bubbles, one talked to him and one wrote down the BP readings. =) I just held him. They were prepared! They were also happy to meet the "Ethan" on the CMH radio commercials.
We don't go back until September 17. That will be our longest absence from CMH since Ethan was born. Dr. Ardinger was just so pleased. He usually tries to not be overly positive for my sake, just to help me keep everything in perspective, but I could tell he was very happy and that makes me incredibly happy!
Ethan may still have problems come up as he gets older, but when I start to worry, I pray that I can choose to put my focus back on God and rejoice over the wonderful news from today.
As far as Ethan's left vocal cord issues, we are going to wait another month and if he still sounds hoarse, we will take him to an ENT to get it evaluated. We will just continue to pray that the problem resolves itself.
God is real, He is alive and He is working in the life of our family and we have had the privilege of seeing Him work. We don't deserve this, but that is what God's grace is - undeserving, but always there.
Have a wonderful day and I hope this news brings a smile to your face, and most of all, makes you stop and say a prayer of thanks to God! Your prayers have brought Ethan to this point. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
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2 comments:
We are so thrilled at the miraculous news! God is so gracious to us over and over. We thank Him for little Ethan's health. Much love,
Ron and Missy Edwards
I'm so glad to hear this great news! You guys are often on my mind and in my prayers. I check you blog about once a week, so keep it going with good news :)
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