Camdon Update #4

So this isn't really an update.

Camdon has RSV. It is an upper respritory virus, it's the cold that doesn't go away that everyone around my town is passing around. Thankfully I didn't get it. It's not bad for healthy people but sickly people and small children it's serious and babies under 6 months it's critical and preemies it's fatal. In Camdon's case he has lots of phlegm in his lungs that has to come out before he will be better.

He also, I think, had a bronchial infection. I can't remember all that Brenda said about that. But basically his not breathing episodes were from the RSV. Babies don't breath out of habit their bodies think it through with each breath. That is why little babies sleep so much because their bodies work hard at breathing. Around six months old they start doing like us and breathing without thinking about it. When babies under six months get sick they are likely to get tired and stop breathing because they are tired. That is what is going on with Camdon. So he had the ventilator while they boosted his little body to be stronger.

They are giving him drugs like caffiene type stuff to give him energy and help him breath on his own. Last night the nurse tricked him into drinking his meds, LOL. She dipped a bottle nipple in sugar water and when he started sucking on it she started sending the meds in and he took them all. We were all cracking up, he got tricked BIG time.

I tell you what I respect and look up too those doctors and nurses. they have some stressful jobs. They deserve some big rewards. Well the nice ones like last night and not the mean ones. LOL.

Hope this answers the questions of what Camdon's illness is. Feel free to ask about it.

One other thing. Last night we were talking to a family with a 11 month old baby in the hospital and we were telling Cammies story and how we have people praying and we believe that is why he is doing better already. The man asked that we pray for I think the name was Draken. It's amazing how times like this in a Children's hospital people are reaching out to anyone to anywhere for help. With small kids like this they feel helpless. It's sad to see all the babies on IV's.

Well, it's breakfast time almost here so I'm headed out.