Saturday

Carrie called this afternoon to tell me it has been a quiet day. The doctors had planned on extubating him today but decided not to. Heath had been moving around a lot last night and irrated this throat causing some swelling. They are hoping that with some rest today, they will be able to extubate him tomorrow.

The doctors are still planning on performing a heart cath. on Monday. He will have to be intubated again for that so the doctors are making a decision on extubation based on what will be the least invasive and make Heath more comfortable. Heath has developed a CMV (cytomegalovirus) infection (a herpes like virus) that is quite common for most folks. However, since Heath's immune system is suppressed, they are watching the virus closely. All continues to look good for now and this is not an uncommon occurence.

Carrie mentioned that they had received some Christmas cards from some Burlington folks with family pictures enclosed. The pictures made Ella Brooks very happy. She was carrying them around at breakfast this morning announcing the family members in the photo!

Please continue to pray for Heath and the Tuttle family. He has received a miraculous gift but still has a long road ahead.... We continue to rejoice and trust in God's providential care.

Blessings,
"Gran" Sarah