And then there were 5!

WOW. Another little boy got a heart at 4 am this morning. That puts the count at 14 for this year. I heard they only did 4 heart transplants all of last year! I also read that a study was done and the survival rate of transplant patients is greatly increased in facilities that perform 14+ heart transplants per year!! I think that is a good sign. :)

Joshua is doing pretty well. They stopped the antibiotics and started him on Pedialyte. It is up to 15 cc's per hour. They will continue to increase the amount and start him on half strength Monogen tomorrow. There is still some banter on the rate and dosage of the formula. Maybe we will have a better idea tomorrow. He was pretty smiley today and we played for a while. Joshua talked to Trevor on the phone today too. Usually he smiles and stares at the phone but as soon as he heard Trevor's voice he was yabbering away. :) It was awesome. I love the bond that the two of these boys have. They don't get to spend much time together but Joshua knows that they are brothers and friends.

Today they switch residents (again) so now we will have to break in a new team again. This is a monthly task that I don't really enjoy.

I hope that you all are doing well. Blessings,
Leah

I can't believe how big he is getting. This is his "new" smile where he gets a big grin and shows his teeth.