More on Tucker

Tucker ended up not having surgery on Wednesday.  His parents told the surgeon they wanted to wait and see if the antibiotics would work before they subjected him to more surgery and recovery and possible complications.  The surgeon wasn't thrilled, but I am proud of his parents for standing their ground. 

Tucker continues to improve. His color looks good and he has no fever and is eating. It has been a quiet, restful weekend for them.

Monday morning (today) they will do an ultrasound on his abdomen to check the abscess. If it looks good, the tubes will come out. Tucker is very anxious about these tubes coming out. He is afraid it will hurt. He will be sedated when/if they do it so just pray for a sense of peace and calm for him.

They will also do an ultrasound on his lungs to check the fluid. Pray that the fluid has thinned out and is breaking up so no chest tube will be needed to drain the fluid. He would most likely be on IV antibiotics through his PICC line at home for several weeks to treat the remaining pneumonia. Some people have asked why this pneumonia seems so different. This is considered the "bad bacterial pneumonia" that older people usually get after a surgery or long hospital stay. This isn't the kind that kids normally get.

Ultrasounds are scheduled for 9 am and 9:30 am Monday morning. The doc will see the results and decide how to proceed. Everyone is hoping he gets to come home soon. 

On an unrelated and lighter note:
Yesterday Kevin took Fletcher and Luke with him to Lowe's to buy some fertilizer.  They like to "surf" the radio stations and listen to various music.  The song "Dream On" by Aerosmith came on.  They turned it up, rolled the windows down and sang as loud as they could.  Kevin sang the "Sing with me, sing for the year, sing for the laugh, sing for the tear."  Luke chimed in with "Dream owl, dream owl, dream owl, dream owl...."
Despite Fletcher's correction, he continued to sing "Dream owl, dream owl..."   Steven Tyler would be so proud. 


Teresa and Grant and Tucker are so very thankful for your prayers.