4/14 Status Report

The opiate withdrawal is hard on the little guy. He's been barely conscious, but is in some pain. It's pretty much classic "zombie" status, except he doesn't appear to have a taste for human flesh.

When he wakes up, he gurgles in a load moan. He stiffens up his arms and legs (so we know they're still connected, etc.) but isn't responsive. Given what we've been through, it makes us nervous, but we have to be patient. His left side is still appreciably weaker than his right.

Other biological levels are stable. No kidney function yet. Lungs seems good. BUN levels are elevated, so they have to figure out what's going on there. We're going to try some new nutritional things to see if we can get his tummy working.

It's very hard seeing your child in pain but not being able to console him. The next time you have a headache and your kids are yapping in the back seat about some triviality and you wish they'd just shut for a while (you can admit it happens) , just remember what they were like as babies when they had pain but couldn't tell you what it was. That makes the headache go away. On the other hand, there's no known antidote for having to listen to Radio Disney.

For the next few days, it will be hard to have visitors before 4:00 p.m. Both Jen and I are here from 4:00p.m. through 9:00p.m, so that's the best time.