the amazing adventures of carson and kellen: 8 Months!

Sunday, July 15, 2012

8 Months!

Another wonderful week in the Clark residence! We've had lots of fun visitors the last few weeks! Carson’s bronchoscopy is Wednesday. Please be praying for encouraging news with increased healing of his chronic lung disease and tracheomalacia. It will be a very long day for Preston and Liz as they will be leaving Dexter at about 4:30 am to get to St. Louis in time for the study. Then, it will be a full day in St. Louis for the study and recovery. Pray for their strength and faith in God’s plan for Carson and their lives. We all are praying for the day when Carson no longer needs his tracheostomy and oxygen. He has continued to do very well with weaning on his oxygen. The passy-muir valve gives some back pressure that helps oxygenation, so with the valve, Carson rarely requires any supplemental oxygen. However, he still needs about ½ to 1 liter of oxygen when he is off the valve. We just pray for continued healing, patience, and faith for all of us as we wait on God’s timing.

Preston and Liz took Kellen to the doctor last week to try to figure out why he is not eating well from a bottle. Several individuals recommended checking his ears. Kellen did have fluid behind his ears, and the doctor felt that might be causing the difficulty with drinking a bottle. They placed him on a short course of steroids to try to alleviate the pressure behind his ears. As of yet, it has not made a great difference in getting him to drink his bottle. We continue to pray for wisdom and keep trying to get him to eat more. He continues to be the tall, lean one while Carson loves packing on the pounds.

Thank you for your continued prayers. As soon as we have information from the study that will be completed at Cardinal Glennon, we will post an update.