Granton's Blog

Granton's hemoglobin level went up from 6.1 to 7.5 after the blood transfusion. We are thankful his body seemed to accept the blood and his counts went up. Last night, however, he had to have a nasal canula taped to his face because he was requiring more oxygen (it's hard to see that tube on him). He seems to need more at night dipping down into the mid to low eighties...I even noticed 77 at one point. His cough gets worse at night, too. He sounds like he is trying to sneeze but can't and is real weazy. So far this morning he has needed constant blow by oxygen which means we hold the tube up to his face to keep his stats in the low ninties. He does not leave the canula on very well. We are preparing ourselves to stay for a little while and hoping he does not have pneumonia. I need lots of endurance, especially being in a hot room and pregnant, confined to a chair all day. Daniel did a great job holding him all night while Granton slept. We are thankful that he came in at the right time and pray that his sicknesses will resolve before baby Kaylynn joins us. That's all for now.

Jenni