Infection...

June 17, 11PM

After a couple of weeks of no events, today was a really difficult day. Both Chase & Charissa have had multiple events throughout the day. When we arrived at 12Pm, both of them were having multiple desaturations and bradycardias (sudden drop of heart rate). The doctors are not sure why they are having such a difficult time and suspect some sort of infection... We sat with our kids for about 6-7 hours, jumping from child to another, hoping they would remember to breathe...

Chase started on antibiotics today. He looks okay, but his breathing is still too shallow. He's not doing all that well (and still needs prayer), but sister is doing worse...

Charissa does not look good at all. She actually looks really sick. During our stay, her heart rate climbed to about 205bpm (normal heartrate is 165bmp) for about 3 hours & she cried non-stop. Yu Ran held her to try to assuage her, and for a little while she stopped crying. But her color got worse and her stomach began to distend and harden as well. They X-rayed her and decided to give her a break from the feeding tube. This helped a bit, but as she lied in her bed, she looked pale and lethargic. I would lift her arm and she would offer no resisitance. It would simply go limp.

I just called the nurse about 5 minutes ago. The doctors, as a precaution, have placed her on 3 different antibiotics. She is still having multiple desaturations and bradycardias. My wife and I are extremely worried. Charissa is really, really sick again. Please pray...

Exhausted again...
Choi Family