Prayers for Kendra

[M&M]

I don't know if this has been posted today, but I just ran across Kendra's blog and they took thier baby to the hospital

http://www.preschoolersandpeace.com/?p=418

[jail warden]

Thanks for posting this. Praying here.

[Janna]

Thank you for posting this. I have prayed. Will someone please keep us updated?

[ElisabethGrace]

Praying here too!

[Denise in IN]

Praying here!

[Mamagistra]

Praying here.

[kribby]

thanks for the post keep us updated.

[nancypants]

Thank you for posting this!

[gardenschooler]

Will be praying.

[4babybirds]

I haven't been here much recently, but I'll pray for them.

[abreakfromlife]

oh no! I had my baby a couple weeks before she did so I had been following her baby posts. Poor little guy!

[Tammyla]

Sending hugs and prayers here way.:grouphug:

[crazycoffeechic]

Praying here.

[M&M]

http://www.preschoolersandpeace.com/?p=421

From Kendra's husband

Fletch again:
Our local hospital continued to be worried with Baby Joe’s responses, so he was transported to a Children’s hospital about two hours south of our home. He’s in the Pediatric ICU and they continue to run a bunch of tests to determine what’s going on in his little body. The current theory is that he has a systemic bacterial infection or “nasty” virus. They are running tests tonight and should know more in the morning. He’s getting the best care we can give him and the doctors/nurses working on him had me so confident that I snuck Kendra away for a few hours sleep.
For those that will go to the Lord on our behalf:
Praise God:
The admitting staff at our local hospital knew us and took great care of us and all of our needs.
The doctors/nurses recognized that we needed to be transferred.
The transfer team was top notch and cared for him in route to the Children’s hospital.
The doctors/nurses treating him in the ICU are fantastic. He’s getting one on one attention with the pediatric specialist and nursing staff.
Kendra’s SIL is an RN at this specific Children’s hospital and her brother/family live about 10 minutes away.
Kendra’s folks came to stay with our kids and their house was equally close which gave us a place to catch up on some sleep (and still be close enough if they needed us!).
Pray with us:
For a complete and correct diagnosis.
That his fluids would regulate and all of his blood numbers would stabilize (he’s all over the map with his lab results).
That the test results would be conclusive.
For our kids at home.
We have great internet access and we will update as we can.
God is good…all of the time,
Fletch

[Quiver0f10]

Praying!!!

[Janna]

Praying still. What a neat family....

[Osmosis Mom]

Praying he gets well. But, can anyone fill me on on what is wrong with him? Was he born with an illness?

Nadia

[Kendra]

Thank you so much for praying. We are buoyed by the prayers of our online friends and those here in real life, too.

Yesterday morning I thought Little Joe was sleeping just a bit too late for my comfort and when I went to wake him he was white, purple lips, eyes rolled back, clammy skin. I called 911 and he was transported to the local ER. Care there was very good, but his signs were puzzling (extremely low blood sugar, dangerously high potassium levels, among other things) so they transported him to a children's hospital 2 hours from our home. Thankfully, my sister-in-law is a nurse here and my family lives in this city so we have places to stay when we need a bit of sleep.

Joe has been a normal, healthy baby with no signs of anything abnormal. He ate well at 1 a.m. the night before I found him struggling.

They have prepared us for the long haul (both in and out of the hospital). Joe will be in the PICU for a good portion of next week at least. He has multiple systems affected. They have completed CT Scans, EEG, Spinal Taps, Viral cultures and they want an MRI.

We desire your prayers more than anything right now, so please remember our Little Joe.

~Kendra

[M&M]

Thank you so much for praying. We are buoyed by the prayers of our online friends and those here in real life, too.

Yesterday morning I thought Little Joe was sleeping just a bit too late for my comfort and when I went to wake him he was white, purple lips, eyes rolled back, clammy skin. I called 911 and he was transported to the local ER. Care there was very good, but his signs were puzzling (extremely low blood sugar, dangerously high potassium levels, among other things) so they transported him to a children's hospital 2 hours from our home. Thankfully, my sister-in-law is a nurse here and my family lives in this city so we have places to stay when we need a bit of sleep.

Joe has been a normal, healthy baby with no signs of anything abnormal. He ate well at 1 a.m. the night before I found him struggling.

They have prepared us for the long haul (both in and out of the hospital). Joe will be in the PICU for a good portion of next week at least. He has multiple systems affected. They have completed CT Scans, EEG, Spinal Taps, Viral cultures and they want an MRI.

We desire your prayers more than anything right now, so please remember our Little Joe.

~Kendra

May the Lord heal Little Joe and strenghten you all.

[Tammyla]

:grouphug: I'm praying for you and your little Joe.:grouphug:

[TN Mama]

Kendra, Praying for Joe and for your family.

[Mom2legomaniacs]

Oh Kendra, I pray all will be well. I am glad you are so in touch with your babies that you knew to check when you did. God is amazing for directing us in those ways. You will all be in my prayers.:grouphug:

[Kate CA]

We desire your prayers more than anything right now, so please remember our Little Joe.

~Kendra


Kendra, know our family is praying. Lisa is keeping me posted. Remember our God is an awesome God! Our hearts and prayers are with you.
Hugs.

[Jennifer in MI]

Oh Kendra. I can't imagine the worry. Please know your entire family and doctors are in our prayers.

[Colleen]

Love and prayers, friend.

[Dawn]

Praying!

[Mamagistra]

Praying for little Joe now, (((Kendra))). May you be comforted by the peace that surpasses all understanding. :grouphug:

[hpymomof3]

I can't imagine what you are going through but please continue with your awesome faith. Your baby sounds like he is under wonderful care.

[Brindee]

:grouphug: I am praying! :grouphug:

[M&M]

From Kendra's blog:

Praise the Lord for His care of us through such a competent staff. We just met with his doctor and we were told that Joe has tested positive for Enterovirus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enterovirus). For adults, that means vomiting and diarrhea, but with little guys like Joe…it is worse. In his case, the virus has caused sepsis (entire body infection) including his brain. The bummer is that there is no way to treat a virus directly, so we just treat the symptoms.



Here is the full post
http://www.preschoolersandpeace.com/?p=423

and another update

http://www.preschoolersandpeace.com/?p=424

Let's continue to hold Kendra and her family in prayer. I cannot imagine what they are going through

[Osmosis Mom]

God Willing, then he'll have a full recovery. May you guys find strenght and peace.

Love, Nadia

[Amy loves Bud]

Kendra,

I'm praying for little Joe and your entire family. Blessings to all of you. :grouphug:

Amy

[Tammyla]

:grouphug:More prayers here. :grouphug:

[Mamagistra]

Continued prayers for little Joe... :grouphug:

[sleepy]

:grouphug: Kendra, little Joe, and family :grouphug:

So scary. Happy to hear Joe is receiving excellent care.

[Janna]

m&m - thank you for continuing to update. Kendra and Fletch - I have cried for you (my ds being only 10 days younger than yours) and sought the Lord on your behalf. "I lift my eyes unto the hill. Where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the maker of heaven and earth." Psalm 121:1-2

Praying fervently. Bless you all.

[abreakfromlife]

I'm crying here, too. I'm so sorry you're going through this. I'm praying for you every time I hold my baby Eli. :grouphug::grouphug:

[HollyDay]

Oh my!! I feel for these parents!!

[JudoMom]

From Kendra's blog:

Praise the Lord for His care of us through such a competent staff. We just met with his doctor and we were told that Joe has tested positive for Enterovirus (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enterovirus). For adults, that means vomiting and diarrhea, but with little guys like Joe…it is worse. In his case, the virus has caused sepsis (entire body infection) including his brain. The bummer is that there is no way to treat a virus directly, so we just treat the symptoms.



Here is the full post
http://www.preschoolersandpeace.com/?p=423

and another update

http://www.preschoolersandpeace.com/?p=424

Let's continue to hold Kendra and her family in prayer. I cannot imagine what they are going through

I'm continuing to pray for you, Kendra. :grouphug:

[Kendra]

Hi everyone-

A little update early Sunday morning...

Joe was neither worse nor better when we left him last night. When we go in today, we'll hopefully have good news and nothing exciting. Exciting is not a good thing in his little life right now.

We have an incredible peace. The thing is, Joe is God's baby, not ours, and particularly because he was a huge surprise to us, we are so assured of his life in God's hands.

Please pray for me this morning as I am battling a b*east infection due to weaning. Not fun, and the last thing I need right now is mastitis, eh?

Thank you all for your prayers. We feel them!

~Kendra

[Nicole not in CA]

Kendra, I'm praying for little Joe and you and the rest of your family. I'm so sorry you guys are dealing with this right now.

Nicole

[Tammy in Germany]

Praying for little Joe and your family.

[Natalieclare]

We,too, are continuing to pray for your sweet baby Joe and all the rest of the Kendra's.

[PariSarah]

May God heal you, and quickly, dear Baby Joe!!

[Merry]

((Kendra)) and ((Joe))........

[Mom2boys]

Praying for baby Joe and your entire family.:grouphug:

[M&M]

The latest from Kendra's blog:

Due to a blog friend we’ve now begun referring to him as “Mighty Joe.” ...

We met with Joe’s doctor this morning, overall we are still maintaining his systems and putting out fires where they start. Remember, there is no medical treatment to stop the virus, only to deal with the symptoms that the virus causes. So, overall there is not much change today in what we are doing, just monitoring him for changes. The best guess is another week in the ICU and even longer in the hospital. With that said, there have been some improvements with our little guy.
Here is what has improved:
*Liver enzymes have dropped!
*Blood clotting has improved!
*Seizures have stopped and the EEG has been removed!
*He is still peeing tons!
*He has tolerated food well since yesterday without a return of diarrhea
*He has tested negative for the bacteria “c. diff.” (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clostridium_difficile)
Prayer Requests:
With all the good news, there is still a lot to pray for in this little guy’s life.
There is still the unknown:
*Kidneys to start working on their own.
*Heart damage
*Brain damage
*Liver damage
General Prayers:
*His immune system to start working against the virus.
*For Kendra to feel better
Parent’s Assessment
We were greeted with open eyes again this morning. He looks less swollen and much more responsive to touch. He is much more grumpy! Kendra got to hold him this morning!
For photos and commentary, you can read theMangoTimes! (http://www.themangotimes.com/)
Thanks for praying for Mighty Joe!
Kendra and Andy

[Sue G in PA]

Oh, Kendra! I'm coming in late to this thread...can't believe I missed it! I'm praying right now for your Mighty Joe and for you and your family. God is our Healer as you well know. May he work a true miracle in your little one's life right now. :grouphug:

[Kendra]

Thanks for your continued prayers, everyone. And thanks to Monique for posting updates. I can't get onto the blog tonight for some reason, but there is another update there... can't get the sound on the tv to work... sheesh. I am technology challenged and probably just need to go to bed!

[Mosaicmind]

Praying for "MIGHTY JOE"

[M&M]

Thanks for your continued prayers, everyone. And thanks to Monique for posting updates. I can't get onto the blog tonight for some reason, but there is another update there... can't get the sound on the tv to work... sheesh. I am technology challenged and probably just need to go to bed!

I wish I could do more.


http://www.preschoolersandpeace.com/?p=434#comment-1159

[crazycoffeechic]

Continuing praying for Mighty Joe every morning, night and all through the day! :grouphug:
Thank you for keeping us updated!

[M&M]

Here is the latest update from Kendra. Pop over to her blog for prayer requests and more information...


Today was a pretty steady day. Joe slept for most of it, but when he awoke he was irritated by diaper rash, bright-eyed, and sucking away on his pacifier. All good! He is still chubby from the fluids, and as a result they couldn’t replace his central line IV (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_venous_catheter) with a PIC line (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PICC_line). Please pray for the swelling to subside so that we can move to a PIC line; the longer the central line stays in Mighty Joe’s groin, the more likely it will get infected. The PIC line will allow them to continue his fluids and antibiotics, but it is less likely to become infected. We can also take him home with a PIC line if we have to. A little scary for me, but God is stretching me in many new ways. I am so NOT a medical girl.
He is back on antibiotics because his culture came back positive for bacteria, and if I were a medical girl, I would remember the name. When Fletch (http://www.themangotimes.com/) updates next, you’ll get the technical info http://www.preschoolersandpeace.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif
When you spend five days in the PICU, you see a lot of sadness. All day long we watched a vigil for a 17-year-old dying of cancer. That young lady lost her fight with cancer tonight and we were broken-hearted to hear her mama sobbing. You can pray for them, if you think of it.
Hold your babies tightly tonight-
Kendra

[Osmosis Mom]

Kendra,

May God bring healing and strenght to you and your family. I can barely imagine your pain even though I slightly walked your steps almost 13 years ago with my then 6 week old son who almost succumbed to undiagnosed pertussis.

Looking forward to hearing your news.

[Once]

I keep returning to check the news on little Joe. I will keep praying. Hugs to you as you walk this difficult path. Thanks to God for the healing so far!

[M&M]

MIghty Joe is doing well. Continue to pray, God is good!


http://www.preschoolersandpeace.com/?p=442

[Mamagistra]

Thanks, Monique! :grouphug: Continued prayers for Mighty Joe.

[transientChris]

Praying here,

[Twinmom]

Praise God that Joe is improving! Prayers still coming here!

[M&M]

Kendra's update on Joe's condition and prayer requests

http://www.preschoolersandpeace.com/?p=444


If you haven't been over to Kendra's husband's blog (Mango Times) he has lots of information about this virus. Check out some of his other entries, he is a funny guy. GO GO GO JOSEPH!

http://www.themangotimes.com/

[DB in NJ]

((((Kendra)))) Your whole family is being prayed for here.

[Mosaicmind]

Still praying here. Checking in often to see how Mighty Joe is doing each day.

[*anj*]

What a beautiful baby! What a huge blessing! Now we just need to pray for the "smartening" of his lungs! :)
Thanks for the updates, Monique! Go, go, go Joseph indeed!!

[M&M]

From Kendra's blog:


Hey! Great news! Joe has been demoted from the PICU to a regular hospital room (Yay!…Now we are in the regular hospital!).

How to Pray:
***We are trusting that God will continue to bring his kidneys back to full health. We are guessing he has about 50% usage right now.
***Once his kidneys are 100%, he will get his MRI done.
***For his potassium to regulate on it’s own.
Estimates:
If he does excellent…we leave in 2-3 days.
If he does good…we leave in 4-5 days.
If he does average…we are here for another week

Read the whole entry here
http://www.preschoolersandpeace.com/?p=445

[Brindee]

I am continuing to pray for Mighty Young Joe! :) God is good, I pray the victories in Joe's life continue!

((((Joe))))

[M&M]

Mighty Joe may be going home as soon as today!!!

Ladies and Gentlemen thank you for your continued prayers! I will just copy Andy's (Fletch) post right here....


Joe’s doctor visited today and reported that almost all of his lab results were normal (I asked the doctor if he was making “smart pee” and he had no idea what I was talking about). This is remarkable! They have stopped all medications (for seizures and high blood pressure) and while I was typing this entry, the nurse just removed his nasal food tube and his picc line. Wow…kind of boring to only be monitored for heart rate and oxygen saturation…it’s like he is healthy or something (go figure…).
The best part (check this out), Joe’s doctor told us that if things go well tonight…Joe could go home tomorrow…
WOW!
Has someone out there been praying or something? A week ago Joe had a 50:50 prognosis and now we are ready to go home…c’mon…one of you must have been praying. Raise your hand if it was you, because I can’t believe we are on the verge of taking Mighty Joe back home.
His hospital release comes with some strings attached, because we’ll need to return for an MRI in the next week or so. We’ll post tomorrow if Joe is really getting booted and then you can look forward to multiple photos from our party!
Thanks again for your prayer and support through this week!
Andy and Kendra

[Tammy in Germany]

Absolutely wonderful news!!! Praise God!:)

[sleepy]

Yay! What great news! :grouphug:Kendra, Mighty Joe, and Family:grouphug:

[M&M]

I just want to try to keep this where everyone can see it.

[M&M]

Fletch's latest entry is that Kendra left the hospital with Joe! I hope she checks in soon with the details.



http://www.preschoolersandpeace.com/?p=448

[Mamagistra]

Fantastic news! :001_smile:

[sdWTMer]

That is truly a blessing! Thank God!

[Chris in CA]

Praying here as well

[chickenpatty]

Yay! That's great news!