Grandma and Baby

I wanted to thank everyone for their gracious responses in the last couple of days. Chris and Nate’s community group from Marrs Hill Church brought food for the next couple of days and cleaned the apartment from head to toe (thank-you)! They probably have enough food to last them until the weekend. Chris and Nate wend on a picnic to the park thanks to other thoughtful friends (thank-you). You all have been so wonderful and I find it my opportunity to help coordinate things during this time so if you have a special way that you would like to minister to Chris and Nate please give me a call (503-961-3273) ask for Tim.

Some have asked me how they can come and see the baby. I would suggest giving Chris a call, but much of the time she is in the NICU with the baby and can not have her cell phone on. So, here is a good game plan if you would like to come by and hold the baby. First call, if she does not answer, then you can stop by the house and see if she is home (if you need directions call me (503-961-3273 or email me: timburculosis@aol.com). The nice thing about stopping by the house is that it’s a 3 minute walk to the hospital. The path to the hospital is just up the hill (on 45th) from their condo and to the left! So if she is not home please feel free to head over to Children’s Hospital and ask directions to the NICU. If she is there they will buzz her and you can go in and see baby Burke. One last thought if you want you can call me and I may be able to tell you her location.

Today the doctors did a little work on baby Burke. They tried to dilate the esophagus, but where not able to because the opening is too tight. This means tomorrow they will use a little different procedure to get the job done. They also did a bronchial study and found that the baby has a small amount of Tracheal Malaysia (not sure on the spelling), but that means that trachea is a little soft, but not collapsing completely. They also drew blood today for the genetic testing and where able to get everything that they needed. Grandma said that the baby looks good today and is napping. Chris is also napping on the couch and is feeling a little groggy from some sleep aid that she took last night. Thanks for your prayers and support. Here is a verse that has been encouraging me about the ‘ministry of presence’; it deals with how Job’s friends ministered to him during his trials: Job 2:13 13 Then they sat on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights. No one said a word to him, because they saw how great his suffering was.