Reid's Baby Blog: We Are in Surgery

Friday, January 5, 2007

We Are in Surgery

We arrived in Seattle about 1:00 am from Edwards Jet Center in Kalispell. Thank You so much for not having to worry about getting there in time E.J.C., only took 2 hrs to get here! We had plenty of time to get all our blood test & urine & I.V.'s hooked up. We stretched out the feeding thou. Children's Hosp. only had a est. on when the infant liver was getting here, so Reid went over 8 hrs w/ out food. Was a bit crabby. Mom was clinging to the boy, Dad had to ask to hold him, he wanted Mom before the two minute warning. The anesthesia team finally took him away to prep him for surgery around 8:00 am. They gave him a quick little something that let us enjoy him before going so he wasn't fusing as much. The team has doubles or more of each person cause the surgery could take more than 8 hrs. He had 2 hrs of just prep. So they said, "if you see one of us in the halls or eating lunch, don't worry the partner has him covered". Way cool!

We got a surgery update about 1:00 pm, they said they were still taking out the his diseased liver. He was very stable & doing great!Lord bless the family of the child who had donated the liver. My wife asked me "why does this have to happen, why can't he just be healthy", it was hard not to think about the pain of the loss of a child a family is going through. We are bless & most grateful, but the unknown is still a battle. We got a page here at 2:30 pm they are hooking up the main artery's to the new liver & Reid is still stable & doing great! Will probably be about 3 more hour of surgery hooking up the main liver. Hope they have time to fix the hernia & his little hypo-spadious. Pray Tami get some sleep, she acting goofy, my legs are weak. Our strength surely comes from above!

Its awesome Mike & Shawnee are here, plus we got to hang a little w/ Mike & Carol. Mom & Rikki should be here this afternoon. This is going to be an event that we will never forget. Taking lots of pics w/ the new digital camera we got for Christmas. Will post them when we can. Thank you all everyone for all your help to get us here & fix the Boy.

Love Dad & Mom & Reid

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About Reid Morgan Peterson

Reid Peterson Fund

REID PETERSON FUND at GLACIER BANK.

There is a bank account at Glacier Bank for Reid Peterson. You can walk in and make a deposit at anytime and at any branch. If you wish to mail in funds, make checks and / or money orders payable to: Reid Peterson.

Mail to:
REID PETERSON
PO BOX 190902
Hungry Horse, MT 59919

TAX DEDUCTIBLE DONATIONS:

There are a couple of options for tax deductible donations. The first, with the Peterson's home church Hungry Horse Chapel (Pastor Brent Schmit) and the second with All Nations Fellowship (Pastor Jeny Running Brook Covill). If you wish to receive a tax deductible receipt, make your financial gift payable to the church and mail to the address below. Please include a note, on a separate piece of paper, stating your financial gift designation.

HUNGRY HORSE CHAPEL
PO BOX 190038
Hungry Horse, MT 59919

ALL NATIONS FELLOWSHIP
PO BOX 2870
Columbia Falls, MT 59912
www.runningbrookministries.com

Thank you so very much.

Miracles Do Happen!

Throughout this adventure, one thing is for sure, miracles do happen! Starting from 'day one', we have experienced one miracle after another.

First, we conceived a beautiful baby boy, Reid Morgan Peterson. Second, we made it through a difficult pregnancy. Third, through an unusual string of events, we found ourselves on a fast track of discovery and divine intervention, from Reid's birth until now. (The words 'difficulty to diagnosis to depending on God' had been a reoccuring theme for the past four months.) Fourth, we received blessing after blessing, as finances and jet planes were made available. Fifth, we received news of a liver donor and all the following events flowed into place. Sixth, Reid received a new liver and the miracles keep coming.

We are told that most of these kind of transplant surgeries involve a certain amount of abdominal swelling and / or organ swelling. (In our case, swelling of the liver.) Because of that, 90% of the time, the incision is left open. However, in Reid's case, there was no swelling to speak of and the doctors were able to completely close the incision at the end of the surgery. Not only that, but the new liver started working before the surgery was even completed. This is remarkable! A miracle.

Also, we were told that Reid's skin color would not be better for at least 4-5 days following surgery. However, immediately following surgery, Reid was already looking SO MUCH BETTER. White in his eyes and less yellow in his skin. Also, people keep remarking about his countenance. They call him 'spunky', 'a fighter' and 'strong'. He is more alert and active than what was to be expected. Over all, it seems that even his recovery is miraculous in how quickly he is healing.

We were told that we'd be in the hospital at least a month .. about 10 days in ICU and another 20 in a regular hospital room. However, after just 8 days since surgery, Reid is ready to be discharged from the hospital. In those 8 days, he was eating sooner than expected, he was healing sooner than expected, he was taken off of tubes and IVs sooner than expected, he was taken off of pain killers and meds sooner than expected. This quick recovery is generally unheard of.

We look forward to the wonderful blessings that are yet to come our way for our beautiful miracle baby.

Thank you Abba Father, Jesus and Holy Spirit for your supernatural touch of grace and healing, peace and love, faithfulness and power.

We also want to thank YOU! ... All of you out there who have been praying, sending encouraging notes, helping financially and taking care of our responsibilities back home. We've needed you and we appreciate you so much.