"Dear family and friends,
Sadly, there is not really any big update. Bracey was supposed to come off of the respirator today, but he could not because he has a small pnuemothorax. For those of you that are not quite as educated as we are, means that he has some air directly outside of his lungs which does not allow his lungs to inflate properly. It is similar to a collapsed lung. It is not as serious as it sounds. The doctors and nurses have almost taken care of it but we are waiting on the results from an x-ray to see if it has been resolved. If it has they will be able to take Bracey off of the respirator tomorrow.
Friday they will test the surgery that fixed his esophagus by doing a swallow study. They need to make sure that there is no leak where they sewed his esophagus, before they will put food in his stomach.
I am sorry that we did not include some important facts about our beautiful boy. Bracey was born full term on February 6 at 2:35 p.m. He weighed 5 pounds and 11 ounces and he was 18 inches long. As you have already found out, it was not “the baby story” that we have always envisioned. At first glance we knew something was wrong because he was white as a ghost and not crying. They did get him breathing but the crying was still very quiet at the most. Torrey also noticed his hands right away. Bracey was transported to a hospital nearby, and then transported again the same night to another hospital. Needless to say Wednesday was a blur. Thursday morning we both left the hospital where Ang had him and headed to be with Bracey about 9:30 a.m. where we have been ever since.
We want to thank all of you for the many prayers and emails that we have received. It is such a joy for us to sit down together and read through the many emails that we get each day. I do not think that we will ever get sick of reading them. We will continue to keep you updated. The picture attached is the way Bracey has been since last Friday. He has not changed much in appearance.
Again,thank you so much for your kind words of encouragement. We are so blessed to have so many friends and family praying for Bracey. God continues to give us strength every day. Our faith is stronger than ever. We have grown closer to Him and to each other."
Love, Torrey, Ang, and Bracey
