Day +37:Treatment for adenovirus

After a bath, he gets so chilled...here he is warming up before a dressing change.

Elijah has continute to show signs of adenovirus...diarhea, skin rash, profuse nasal disharge, increased respiratory rate and cough. The doctors determined that they won't wait to get further results back to begin treatment..as they said, "The writing is on the wall." It has been obvious to me that something has been up for weeks. And as the doctors looked closely at his records, they have come to that conclusion as well. The adenovirus needs to be treated before it gets out of hand.

The medication used to treat this is tough on the kidneys, but it necessary at this time. His kidneys are being over worked already and so careful monitering will be imperative.

No more walking through the halls for Elijah..he will be back in isolation for awhile.

Because of Elijah's autism, he often repeats the phrases he has heard. It is called echolalia. And today, it was just what I needed. As tears were streaming down his face during bathtime, today...he repeated these things over and over---things I remind him of each day:

I am right here to help you...

You are my precious child...and I will take care of you...

I will keep you warm...

I love you soooooo much.

Your God is so big..so strong and so mighty..

And as I heard those words, I imagined them being spoken to my heart by God.  And my desire to draw even closer to Him in these struggles has been renewed. That is my heart's cry today--that each of our children  be drawn inexplicably closer to God..as their faith is being strengthened as they witness God's faithfulness and love firsthand through this time of need for our family. There is nothing our God can not do... 



 For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all. So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. 2Cor 4:17-18