Hope

Dr. Les Stricke took a good hard look at Judah today and spent some considerable time talking to his other doctor. He explained that the blog was a bit misleading, if not misinformed about Judah's condition. While Judah's lungs have suffered some from the chemo and radiation, it doesn't seem to be the cause of Judah's current distress. Judah is suffering an acute inflammation of the lungs. This is causing his bleeding. Today, however, Judah has not been bleeding. Dr. Stricke and Judah's other doctor look at this as a promising sign. The lungs CAN regenerate from the situation that Judah's lungs are currently in. While this news is so unbelievable to us who have been laboring under the impression that Judah's lungs would not recover, we are warned that it doesn't mean that Judah WILL recover. Sometimes the bleeding starts just as spontaneously as it stops. Still, the thought that Judah could conceivably recover some normal function is beyond exciting.
I can not tell you how relieved I am to learn that Judah's lungs aren't suffering from severe scarring or fibrosis. His other organs are healthy and he seems to be enduring the transplant well, despite this acute reaction.
Maybe the praying works. We are told that it is a day to day situation. We will post as we know more.
Love from us all.