by Dianne | Feb 15, 2012
Doctors just sat us down. They said Tyler is very, very critically ill with lung disease and multi-organ failure and is not responding to the ventilator. He needs a miracle right now. Family only at the hospital please. Pray for a miracle please!
by Dianne | Feb 14, 2012
This morning Tyler had to be intubated as more fluid infiltrated his lungs. He could no longer sustain his oxygen levels on the BiPAP machine despite increasing the pressure as high as it would go. As they intubated him, they realized his lungs were very stiff. The...
by Dianne | Feb 13, 2012
Tyler’s condition worsened during the night. Because his kidneys weren’t doing so well yesterday, they increased his fluid to try to help them out. Unfortunately, this then allowed more fluid into his lungs, so now his lungs are in trouble. The primary...
by Dianne | Feb 12, 2012
Today is my birthday. I think that made everything that happened today that much more unbearable. Yesterday, Tyler seemed to do somewhat better throughout the day as far as his agitation went. His fevers continued to get higher and required wiping him down with...
by Dianne | Feb 11, 2012
Ron was on bedside duty last night, and when we changed shifts early this morning I saw a father whose heart and spirit were simply broken. Tyler had his most difficult night yet. His fever reached 104.7, so he required a cooling blanket, He tried to speak, but...
