He's 10 months old and very sick. A month or two ago (I have lost track of how long its been) Cohen was diagnosed with croup. He was very sick and in and out of the hospital. Then he developed some respiratory problems. His mom kept taking him into emergency and often times he would quit breathing altogether. Finally they care flighted him to a hospital in Reno where the Pediatrics ward is a better. He was diagnosed with Croup, Influenza B, and Pneumonia. Plus he was no long able to breathe on his own and was placed on a respirator.

In order to put a 10 month old on a respirator they have to keep them from moving. This little guy was on the respirator for 5 days. For 5 days he had heavy drugs pumped into him to keep him still because the tubes wouldn't have stayed in otherwise, and the tubes were keeping him alive.

Yesterday I got a chance to go see him. He was off the respirator but was now experiencing withdraws from the drugs.

I cannot explain to you the heartbreaking scene it was to see this 10 month old that was so frightened, tired, and miserable and not be able to help him. We held him up because he was uncomfortable laying down (he would cry if you tried to lay him down, so he was sitting up, but he was extremely exhausted) and we prayed and prayed.

This morning at church it was announced that he was able to get into a room of his own last night (still within ICU because the hospital is full but they put him behind a closed door). He slept through the night and this morning he was pretty close to being himself again. Praise the Lord!!!

He might even have gone home today!

So there you go a prayer and a praise all in one.