Saturday, July 11, 2009

Update - July 11

Last night was a very rough night for Jon. After doing so much during the day and not eating anything until 8:45 pm (due to the need to fast for his procedures), he had a difficult time catching his breath several times during the night and was very weak and run down. This morning, the pulmonary doctor said he wasn't surprised at that, and he admitted that they probably overdid it yesterday. Jon is feeling much better today, then last night, and has been able to eat some and get up a little with help. The first of the tuberculosis tests have come back negative, but there are several more to do before they rule that out. His RSV culture also came back negative, so his respiratory issues are not RSV - we are thankful that he won't have to do anymore breathing treatments for the RSV. The other possibility is that he has graft vs. host disease in his lungs, but of course that test takes longer to come back, so we wait. We are thanking the Lord for the answers we do have and praying for His direction for what is to come.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Lisa, i just wanted you to know that we are praying for Jon's breathing to be resolved. i thank you for keeping us updated on his condition, as we are always very concerned. Love & prayers, Mrs. Zucker
P.S. Mom Mom sends her love too.

The Bill Rudge Ministries said...

Our prayers are with you . We are friends of Sherry Graban, Jennifer's mom.