Update on Surgery

Well Zeke’s surgery did not go without complications and some scary moments. When they went in to remove his adenoids they quickly realized that his tonsils would need to be removed as well. His whole throat was covered with infected and overgrown parts and he had an incredibly small hole to breathe through. Therefore, he has developed pneumonia and his lungs are very weak. They had to give him oxygen to help him breathe upon recovery. In addition, we learned that because of his labored breathing and difficulty with his lungs, his body was storing up hormones – thus his drastic weight gain. Gayla called to give me the report in tears as the situation was not looking good for the little guy. Our family began to pray, the doctors and nurses prayed and Gayla called me back in a few minutes and said that he was doing much betterJ The nurse walked in as she and Claudia were praying and when they said: “amen” the nurse said something like “you better be thanking God because he is doing better.”

Gayla and Claudia are spending the night in Kampala because Chachi-Zeke will now be spending the night in the hospital. Gayla said that they had to carry him from one surgical center to the hospital for observation and they had to transport him themselves. So, right after surgery, they wrapped him up and took him to another location in the busy, polluted, dust-filled  city. Please join us in praying for his recovery and that they would be able to diagnose other things that are happening in his little body. He has had a more difficult year and a half than even we can imagine and more than we know for sure because he has scars and bumps to show for it. Thank you for walking with us in this journey.