Saturday, Jan. 6, 2007 about 9 a.m.
Cooper's nurse reports he has coded again. Dr.'s Prinz and Andrews were on site and after 4 minutes of compressions and "bagging" he responded and is currently breathing on his own. Ventilator is not an option due to malformation of the throat and bronchial tubes caused by the DiGeorge Syndrome. We need a medical miracle and we need it now. Standing in the valley with your prayer support. Waiting for God....

Friday Jan 5 8PM
Emily made a call to Duke University to make sure that Dr. Markert is aware of Cooper's struggle with his vitals this past week; she was not aware of it. Dr. Markert is now conferring with staff at Duke and at Children's to see if we can have Cooper moved sooner. (early next week-- God willing!) We are hoping they can go ahead and repair his heart while we are waiting for the FDA to approve the Thymus/Parathyroid transplant. We believe his "episodes" are due to calcium levels getting too low for his weakened heart. What we need you to do is pray for God to guide this process and get Cooper the help he needs before his little heart just quits. The fact that Dr. Markert is even available is miraculous...keep praying! Thanks! Cooper's GrandmaRie (donna)

Thursday Jan 4, 2007 10:46
We have had a difficult few days...Cooper appears to have a virus. (Bacterial cultures are negative and we are waiting on a flu/viral swab results.) (Reported Negatiave on Friday) He has been feeling really bad for 3 days. Today he dropped his heart rate and went blue again. It took the team about 15 minutes to bring his vitals back to a "normal" level. Please keep his name before the Lord. Emily and Brooks too. I will be spending the afternoon with him. Thanks Donna