A Very Present Help In Trouble

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble.  - Psalms 46:1

We are so thankful for God's protective hand He kept over David during this past week.

For those of you who haven't heard, my parents took David to the ER in Lancaster on Sunday evening because he was having such a hard time breathing.  He had been sick with a cough on Saturday but it didn't get really bad until Sunday evening, when he passed out due to respiratory distress from croup.  At the hospital in Lancaster, David was immediately taken to a bed and a swarm of nurses and doctors surrounded his little body.  They put him to sleep, put him on a breathing tube and a breathing machine.  He was stabilized at that point but the doctors told my parents he needed to be in a pediatric ICU.  So he was transported by ambulance to the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.  Monday he was very sedated because they didn't want him to pull any of his tubes or IV's out. Tuesday afternoon they took his tube out and by 11 p.m. they were ready to transfer him out of ICU. 

 Daddy picked me up from the airport on Tuesday evening and we spent a little time at the hospital with Mommy and David before heading home.  Wednesday morning, Joshua, Hope, Daddy, and I spent the day with David and Mommy.  By then he was taken off of all oxygen and IVs so we entertained him by coloring, reading books, and playing with him.  Thursday morning at 10 a.m. the doctors said he had improved enough to come home. 

We were all so happy to see him again and he was happy to be out of the hospital!  Mommy stayed with him the entire hospital stay, Benjamin was sure happy to see her!! :)  We are all so thankful to the Lord for sparing David's life. 

While they were still at the ER in Lancaster, the doctors told my parents that if they would have waited another 15 minutes to an hour, David would have passed away.  We are so thankful to still have our little brother here with us, Praise the Lord!

Here are a few pictures from the duration of his hospital stay.  Until I arrived on Tuesday night, Mommy and Daddy kept us updated via group text messages :)

Daddy and David at the ER in Lancaster.

Being transported to CHOP Sunday night/in the wee hours of Monday morning

Mommy held his hand almost constantly so that when he woke up she could soothe him. 

He was usually disoriented and scared when he woke up from time to time.

He was tethered to the bed so he couldn't pull out any tubes out. 

Daddy waved to him and this was his response :)

A few different family members came to visit.

Peacefully sleeping on Tuesday afternoon after his tube had been taken out.

I thought this was a sweet picture from when Grandpa and Grammy came to visit.

Grandpa gave David this prayer cloth from Brother Branham's suit to hold while he prayed for him.

David was still a little groggy and not very talkative at this point, but he really enjoyed rubbing that little piece of cloth.

It was nice to see him have a little bit of an appetite again!

He always calmed down when Daddy or Mommy held his hand.

This was a happy moment on Wednesday afternoon.  Daddy was laying in bed beside him and then he showed David that he could move his bed up and down.  He thought it was funny that when he was pushing the buttons Daddy pretended that he was going to fall out of the bed :)

Wednesday evening he wanted to get out of bed so Mommy read books to him on the couch.

We were all so happy to see him when he got home on Thursday!  Everyone made him cards and some bought him presents to welcome him home!  We all missed him while he wasn't there!

David spent most of the afternoon on the couch or being held by someone.  Here he was watching a nature movie and then Benjamin came down from his nap and climbed up beside him.  I thought it was sweet how Benjamin put his arm around David's neck :)  He sure missed his buddy!

 There is also a post on my family's blog, check it out HERE