"Without God, nothing; God and enough" was a creed that my friend Jassen had on the wall of his bedroom all through high school. The last two weeks have made that fact so real to me.
February 5th 2008, Rach took Jack in for a checkup at the doctor for a cold that he just couldn't kick. The pediatrician said that, yes, he was very sick, but he needed to fight it. Keep an eye on him, and make sure he's peeing and eating. That afternoon he went from bad to worse. He was having fits of not breathing, and turned cold and blue. We dropped Max with the grandparents, and took Jack to the ER. Ten hours later Rachel and Jack were at the UCSF Intensive Care Nursery, and my brother and I were driving to San Francisco.
At this time it was not completely certain what was wrong, Jack's pediatrician was saying that the problem was more than likeley Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). This was later confirmed at UCSF. RSV is a virus similar to a cold, but much more intense. Kids Max's age usually are big enough and have enough immumity to handle the sickness; but Jack, at 3 1/2 weeks old, was just too small. During the drive to SF with my brother, the Lord kept instilling in my heart that with God, Jack will have enough. "My God will supply all my needs according to His riches, and His glory" Trust in the Lord with all your heart, lean not on your own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge Him, and he will keep your paths straight." All of the sunday school memory verses, verses that I lean on, verses that I've never placed in long term memory, but now can recite word-for-word, and that crazy zealous creed that Jassen had on his wall kept spinning around in my brain. I left Humboldt thinking that I did not have the strength to make it through what was going to happen, and arrived in SF with the realization that God has the strength to do all things for the good of those who love Him. Including little 9 pound babies.
Thank you to everyone who called us, left messages, gave generously, drove down, and prayed for baby Jack. The Lord truly worked a miracle through the hands of the physicians, nurses, and supporting medical staff, but it was the unanimous prayer of faith in a just and soverign Lord that brought baby Jack home healthy and happy.
At the ER in Redwood Memorial
Intubated with the Oscellatinig Ventalator
All Jack's breathing gear, and a happy 1 month birthday sign from his sweetie
Max came down on the weekend and went to the zoo to see pengiuns!
This was the first time that Rachel held Jack in a week. It took three nurses to pull this off, but they all felt that it was worth the effort.
Jack's first girlfriend, Colleen was with Jack for 5 of the nights that he was at UCSF
Bedside buddies
Wake up, it's time to go home!!
Having trouble getting the pics facing the right way. some day I'll fix it.
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