We're home!

With our pediatrician's permission, Joel and I came home. We're all happier being together again! Joel is much stronger than he was at release from the hospital three weeks ago. It's been seven weeks since his surgery. We can't keep him in a bubble forever and she said he will get sick, that's to be expected, but at least now he should be better equipped to fight things off. He's not ready to go back to school yet and will continue to have a tutor for short periods per school day and speech therapy once a week at home, until he's through recovery. Part of the reason he can't go back to school yet (besides having decreased stamina for a long day) is the continued quest for his blood thinner to be at the level where it needs to be.

The oxygen still runs through his bi-pap at night for now. His sleep study showed that he was having 20 episodes of sleep apnea per hour, which is severe! With the bi-Pap, that number has been reduced to about 2 1/2 episodes per hour, which they're pleased with at the sleep lab. He will have bi-annual visits there. It seems the prayers have helped him in several ways!