Update on Holden

Holden is still at Children's at Egleston recovering from his Catheterization that was done on Friday. He is doing okay, but is still requiring more oxygen than he typically needs, so they are keeping him in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit for constant monitoring while they attempt to wean him back down to the level he was on at home.

And although he made it through the Catheterization and is recovering, the procedure did not provide us or doctors with much information. It confirmed that Holden is complicated as he has multiple issues going on that all need to be considered as we move forward with treatment. They did attempt to close his PDA (small hole between his heart and lungs), however, due to his size, they were not successful and will have to reattempt when he is older. The plan is still to do the stomach (reflux) and hernia surgery in August. By reducing/eliminating the reflux, Holden will be able to safely eat and grow without posing any additional risk to his lungs.

While the little monkey is holding his own in the CICU, he has been fussy on and off and showing the nurses that he's not happy to be there. We are visiting him as much as we are allowed and he seems more content when Mommy and Daddy are with him! We hope to get moved to a private room soon. We are not sure how much longer Holden will be here, but we know he's a fighter and will get through this. We will post another update as we know more. Thank you for the support and prayers!