March 09, 2009...Another Birthday in the Hospital

Another quick update for you all.

After two days(slightly less than that actually - the early AM of Thursday to the late evening of Friday) at Sutter General in Sacramento, it was decided by the doctors looking after Jevesh, that he should be transported back to Stanford, to the Lucile Packard Children's Hospital. Friday Evening, they made the transfer by ambulance after ensuring that Jevesh was stable and ready for transport.

Deepika was permitted to travel with Jevesh in the ambulance and is now back at Stanford, where she will likely have to stay for some time. Currently, they are still conducting tests to determine why Jevesh went in to stress and what will be their next course of treatment.

This week, the doctors will conduct a procedure on Jevesh that involves catheterizing the heart. During this exam they will evaluate the structure, development, and condition of his heart.

Given his dropping oxygen saturation levels and fragile nature, the doctors appear to be strongly considering moving Jevesh's surgery date up by a month. The surgery will involve attaching the superior vena cava to the lungs. The surgery is referred to as the Glenn surgery I believe(I am not sure yet, if this is an acronym or named after the doctor who developed the procedure. I will share more information as I come to know) and it is very serious. Normally, they do not like to do this surgery on children younger than four months, however, the situation may necesitate doing just that. It is riskier to do this surgery at a younger age and the recovery time is much longer, however, it may be the best, safest choice for Jevesh. Fortunately, he is in very good hands with the doctors and nurses at the Children's Hospital.

I will keep you posted as I learn more. I will also post some very nice pictures and maybe video - with Jevesh smiling. (Despite his frailty and discomfort, Jevesh is a strong and brave soul, just like his parents. Many times you would not know his suffering to look at him. He smiles a genuine big smile - just like his mom and his dad - from ear to ear...warming the heart and the soul...Please, Keep them all in your prayers...may only kindness, good health, good fortune, and positivity surround Deepika and Jevesh).

If you look at the past photos I have posted, you may notice that Deepika always made sure to have Amit's picture next to Jevesh where he could see it...you will also notice that Amit had one of his trademark smiles - ear to ear...Jevesh would often look at that photo...and now he too is smiling...I don't yet have those pictures loaded to my computer, however, in the meantime, here is one of Amit's pictures. You cannot tell from the picture, but the one of Jevesh, he is looking at the picture of his dad that Deepika placed in his crib. Friday marked seven months since Amit was taken from us...Monday marked Jevesh's third month Birthday. In such a few short days, we have such heartache and hope. Please keep them all, Deepika, Jevesh, and Amit in your thoughts and/or prayers...and as always, thank you all for your kindness and support.