We had to take Jereth to St. Luke's in Boise Friday afternoon. He was born five weeks ago at 6lbs. 2oz., he is now at 5lbs 10oz. The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) doctor said the cause of it is heart failure - not that his heart has stopped, it is just failing to do what it is designed to do. He has two holes in his heart, one about 5mm in size, which is a goodly portion of his heart.
Because of this his heart is working much harder to provide his cells with the oxygen and nutrition they need - a normal infant's heart burns about 110 calories a day, his burns 150 to 160 calories a day. He also tires easily, making it hard for him to eat, so he has not been able to take in the proper nutrition. If all goes well, we should be bringing him home on Sunday.
Thank you for creating this beautiful blog. I wish we lived closer. Big hugs for each of you and your kids. Loads of love!
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