The Miracle – Why Take This Away?
Five days after his discharge from the NICU my son had what we considered a normal day. Nurse visit went less than perfect, but his 5:00 feeding he was not interested. I tried at 6:00 with a bottle when I got home from work with no luck. I decided to call the nurse who explained it is not uncommon for an infant to skip a feeding after a hard day. 8:00 came and still nothing so I called the doctor. While waiting for a return call my panic set in. I went though the roof when I picked him up and he was completely limp. CPR training kicked in, color was good but I “flicked” his ankle anyway. He started crying! We decided to take him to the emergency room at that point. My wife packed him up in his car seat as I was walking to the doctor. I spent a long night in the ER with him going through many x-rays. Finally, the next morning they found he had an obstruction in his small intestines. They scheduled surgery for thirty minutes later. The feeling of helplessness I had when I handed my little boy over to the nurse and watching her take him away will never leave my heart. Then came the long two hour wait for the word of how the surgery went.
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