Jesher is now one-month-old! And Lhorraine and I want to use this post to thank you all for the support you have provided over the past 31 days. Since this photograph was taken (see featured photo), Jesher has almost doubled in size. He has experienced extraordinary progress in his lung-development, and he is appropriately responding [...]
Patiently waiting on test results is a nerve-racking venture. One, you are attempting to be respectful of the care-providers, trying to remember that overseeing your case is not their only responsibility. Two, you are fighting against your own inflated imagination, battling the pessimistic voices that only promise doom and gloom. Three, you are a concerned [...]
Helplessness is the most difficult aspect of watching my son. Being relegated to watching Jesher struggle, fight, breath in, breath out, struggle, fight, breath in, breath out...and knowing that I can only watch, challenges my poise like nothing else. I can't do anything! I can pray (and I am a full-time believer in the power [...]
Yep, I'm a proud dad! My little man has earned his first bit of street-cred and I couldn't be prouder...Jesher earned himself an affirming nickname. Now, growing up, getting a nickname was a dicey proposition. You never knew if the nickname would highlight a strength or weakness. It could bring unwanted attention to a protruding [...]
It is hard to be selfish in NICU. Yes, you are highly focused on the health and improvement of your child, but you can't miss the tears flowing from the faces of other parents all around you. You can't ignore the sobs of mothers and the groans of fathers listening to the doctor give them [...]
"I don't know what happened? Yesterday we were concerned that Jesher had taken a turn for the worst and this morning we walk in and he looks better than he has ever looked." Jesher's doctor is a very animated, amiable guy. He speaks with his hands and forms his sentences with great care. He gives [...]
Prayers for Jesher 