October 23, 2008- - - A Good Day

Today was a day with some problems, although by the time the dinner was served at Applebees, it was the end of a very good day. At 4:20 a.m. Alexia was having trouble breathing, so the doctors decided she needed to have a breathing tube put in place. Once that was done she was transferred by ambulance to Sparrow Hospital's Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. By the afternoon, her lungs were clear, her heart strong and we were all relieved that she was doing so much better. Alexia's mother, Marciela, says that Alexia is "deaf," but accurate records of her previous hearing tests are not complte. We are hoping that Alexia is discharged soon. Dr. Jill Elfenbein from MSU has agreed to do a complete hearing evaluation so the true meaure of her hearing can be obtained.

The good news, as can be seen in our pictures, is that Jose has been discharged from Ingham Regional Medical Center. We are happy to report that he is "just fine." He is lively, active and busy. Moisies had his post-op visit with Dr. Rick Smith today, too. He can begin to remove the bandages. Dr. Gabe is very helpful to each of the patients.

Thursday Lavonna and Dr. Gabe will be at MSU to visit a graduate class, and to participate in some planning meetings for reserach that is being done by MSU faculty in the Nicte Ha clinic. Of course, everyone will go to the PICU at Sparrow to visit Alexia!




Jose---all bundled up for the weather in Michigan!
Jose and his mother, Mayra.
The guys: Dr. Gabe in the white cap, Jose, and Moises shown in his complete MSU style!


Victoria's Dad, Mr. Steve Wickens. We were so surprised to see Mr. Wickens in a suit that we couldn't hold the camera steady! LOL!