Daily Update

I just wanted to update everyone on little Atticus.  He's stable and doing well here at MUSC.  The doctors and nurses have all been wonderful.  Atticus' vitals have continued to improve after the initial scare the day after his surgery.  They have managed to wean him off several of the meds that they used during the surgery, and they have even managed to wean him down on his ventilator.  They are hoping his swelling will be down enough to be able to close his chest tomorrow, Friday.  Once they get past this step, he will finally begin to be able to make real progress on healing and leaving the hospital.  He will still need to likely be here for about a month, but this will be the first of many important "step downs".

Robbie and I cannot thank everyone enough for all your love and support.  The prayers, visits, phone calls, emails, and generous gifts have been more than we could've ever asked for.  We are truely blessed to have such a wonderful support network in you all.  We thank God for each and every day that He lets us have with Atticus.  Please continue to pray that all goes well for little Atticus, as he still has a long road to recovery from just this surgery, not to mention the surgeries to come.  Please also continue to pray for us and the other children, as Robbie will have to return to Aiken on Saturday to go back to work, and I will remain here with Atticus until he is strong enough to return home.  Thank you all again for your love, support.