More Heart Issues

Josh was doing pretty good today (Saturday) although he didn't sleep well. He was feeling agitated much of the night, but finally got some sleep this morning. They have been lowering his heart medication, but this morning they did an echo cardiogram and found that his heart function had dropped so they put him back on some of the heart medication.


Then around 5 pm his heart started beating irregularly (PVC). The doctor came in and she called the cardiologist who came by and looked at his readings. They ordered an EKG for the morning and a echo cardiogram for Monday.


They couldn't find anything conclusive with his heart. They are giving him potassium, calcium, magnesium and phosphorus. They are hoping that the extra vitamins and minerals will help his heart beat more regularly. 


They are still trying to identify the bacterium that he has, but they feel that the antibiotics he is getting are fighting the infection. At this point he has not run another fever so once they get the heart issues under control they feel they could let him go home. They think it could take as much as a week to get his heart back to normal.


There are times along this journey when we can almost see the light at the end of the tunnel. Josh gets frustrated when he gets sick. He is so tired of being in hospitals and having IV tubes hooked up to his arms. Its that feeling of waking up while it is dark and thinking that morning will never come.


Psalms 130 says:


 ⁵ I am counting on the Lord;
      yes, I am counting on him.
      I have put my hope in his word.
 ⁶ I long for the Lord
      more than sentries long for the dawn,
      yes, more than sentries long for the dawn.


As dark as it sometimes gets while we are walking along this journey, our hope is not in modern medicine or science or great doctor (even though we have some of the best). Our hope is in a God who loves us and has a plan for us.


Thank you for your continued prayers.