Dexter Lawrence Authentic Jersey  June 29, 2010

ENT appointment today …. I felt like someone took a bat and smashed it into my gut. It’s not that the Doctor said anything I didn’t know already – but I wasn’t ready to have it confirmed. The baby’s left vocal cord is paralyzed. The right one is weak but is already trying to compensate for the left. Out of all the nerves located near the brain stem, his hearing is perfect, his vision is perfect and he has no facial paralysis. None of those are recoverable after surgery if they are knocked out, EXCEPT vocal cords which can take up to 2 years to recover. Unfortunately, one of our chemo drugs (Vincristine) actually makes it worse temporarily. So does radiation which is our next course of action after the next 3 rounds or chemo. That was frustrating to hear, BUT there is hope and My God performs MIRACLES. This is the reason why he is not swallowing properly. Vocal cords are shaped like a V and they work together to close the airway when swallowing. When one of the vocal cords is paralyzed, that half of the airway is not shutting properly and therefore any liquids or food you swallow has the chance of ending up in the lungs. That is call aspiration and it is extremely dangerous for Baby Nicholas because it could cause infection while his body is not able to fight infection. So for now just pray so so hard for his vocal cords to be completely restored. This test will be repeated in 3 weeks.

Dear Lord,
My Great Physician! Please Lord heal our boys vocal cords so that he can swallow properly. Lord, you have been so good to us, but this causes us the most concern and stress during this healing process. Please God, place your precious hands on him and heal him totally.

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