May 5, 2000

Hello,

Here's an update on what's happening here at the hospital.  Right now Sky's
getting a sponge bath from Nana and Mommy, so I thought this would be a good
time to come down the the medical libray and write.

The doctors have been wondering why there has been a lot of output from the
suction tube in Skylar's stomach.  They thought that the tube might be in too
far.  So last night an x-ray was taken of his stomach.  The tube was in too
far, so the nurses pulled it out a couple of inches last night.  This
procedure was very uncomfortable and frightening for Sky.  After they were
done, Skylar was tired and decided to go to sleep.  Nana and Uncle left for
the evening.

Shortly after we arrived today, the doctors came in for a visit.  They told us
that Sky is now producing very little output from the suctioning tube in his
stomach, and the they think he is ready to begin eating liquid foods.  They
are planning to remove the suction tube within the next few hours, which will
also be very frightening and uncomfortable for Sky.

Today Uncle, Nana, and Mommy noticed that Skylar's eyes look a little better. 
They're not open as wide as they have been, and the pupils look somewhat less
dilated.  The results from the CT scan indicate no abnormalaties with his eyes
- which is what the doctors were expecting.  There are many possibilities on
what might be causing this; we here at the hospital think that a likely answer
is withdrawal from the powerful medications he received while he was on the
ventilator.

The doctors also recommended that Sky take a ride in his cardiac chair today,
to stimulate him and to get a little exercise.  We hope to be able to do that
this afternoon with a little assistance from Sky's nurse and his physical
therapist (it's a big production to move him from the bed to the chair with
everything that he is hooked up to).

We are truly astounded and thankful for what the Lord had done for Sky and our
family.  Thank you so very much for your continued prayers.

From the Children's Hospital in Palo Alto,

"Uncle" Chris McCreary