Dear family and friends,
The focus remains on Eliza's stomach. She managed to
tolerate her feeds enough to gain another 70 grams
tonight after a 50-gram gain last night.
Nevertheless, she appears very uncomfortable, so we're
still searching for some explanation and solution.
Clearly, the increased volume of milk correlates with
the discomfort, but is this due to reflux or lingering
pain from the surgery 8 days ago? Or, and this seems
to be the shadow haunting every complication Eliza
encounters, does this stem from neurological
dysfunction? The question looms: When will the brain
damage make itself felt in an obvious way?
We are weary. We are becoming more impatient to have
Eliza home. This could be as early as Friday, but it
may have to wait til next week. As we face the
threatening darkness of ignorance and helplessness, we
celebrate our God, to whom "even the darkness is not
dark...the night is bright as the day" (Psalm 139).
We take up with weak arms the shield of Faith. The
circumstances change or stagnate; God alone is
constant.
Jesus is Lord.
Love,
dixie jax
