Sunday Afternoon

Aaron Hill – 2:29 P.M. Post

Good afternoon to everyone. Aaron is holding firm with good heart function today. The doctors are working on weaning Aaron’s heart off the ECMO machine a bit today with the hope of taking him off tomorrow sometime. Whether they actually do this depends on how well his body tolerates the weaning today. Please pray for the strength of his heart and body as this process continues. If the doctors do take him off the ECMO tomorrow, it is somewhat of a surgical procedure done at the bedside. They actually remove the cannula (tubes) that are moving the blood through the machines and in and out of Aaron’s body and close the holes in his heart where the tubes are inserted. Like everything here, it is a dangerous procedure, so please pray that Aaron will tolerate it well and there will be no complications.

Aaron has had some blood pressure issues yesterday and through last night. The doctors are concerned that he might be having seizures. They have hooked him up to a ton of wires to do a 24 hour EEG on him. Please pray that God will heal any seizures that he may have had.

Earlier today Christi and I packed up our things in Camden and we have again moved to the Philadelphia RMH to be closer to the hospital. Scott and I are blessed to have our friend here to help us and to have the prayers of so many friends for our son. Please continue to pray for Aaron.

Henry McKenzie brother’s

great-grandson

who was two months old died suddenly. This baby was born about the same time as Laura and Jody’s Allye. Please be in prayer for the family during this very difficult time.