Tuesday Update

We just heard from the doctors and they have decided that his heart rate increase from last night was unrelated to everything else that has been going on. They type of heart problems he was having last night was non uncommon and his reaction to it was almost unnoticeable. Usually when someone heart rate jumps like that they begin to sweat and get clammy and their extremities start getting cool. He showed none of those symptoms and was actually quite alert through the whole process. The cause of the rate increase is due to the top half of the heart beating fast while the bottom does not receive those signals; his heart was out of sync. The drug they gave him put it back in sync.

He did great over night in the Cardiac center as they kept an eye on him and they are still under the impression that he is ready to go home. Summer and I are a little hesitant due to everything that has been going on but I have constantly quizzed the doctors to ensure they know everything that has happened in the past few weeks for him. I have been warned that at times the many doctors that attend to Simon can have difficult communicating well. We want to make sure that this is a decision that all doctors that have worked on him are aware of and confer with.
We have decided to go ahead with taking him since they have assured us that he has been in good health for the past week or so. Our goal is to finish up the training we need to know about how to care for him and take him home tomorrow before lunch.

We are a little nervous about taking him home because any little thing could effect him and we would have to drive him back down to Indy to be treated again. We are also excited to have him back at our quasi home without all the wires. Please pray that his body remains healthy so that we don’t have to go through all this again.

On a related note: some of you know that we had a house fire about 3 months ago and due to many things (including Simons emergency) the whole process has been delayed. One of our concerns now is rebuilding it so it will be a healthy place for Simon. I just pray that that will not be an expensive or difficult thing to do and that the process will progress quickly.


Dean