Day 5210 - Part 2 - Grayson's Blog

He's home!

This is just a short post to give you some good news. This evening Grayson was discharged and he has now had dinner (the first meal of his day) and is enjoying some TV. This was a short story with a happy ending!

He'll be in a bit of pain for a few days, and he needs to take it easy for a week or so. Assuming that he has a successful checkup next week, he should be skiing again by early March!

Thank you all for your prayers and love. Thanks to the medical staff and physicians for their care during our short stay. Thanks to God for continuing to keep Grayson in the palm of His hand.

Pax!

Brant

Day 5210 - Grayson's Journey

Well, here we are again!

It’s been almost 10 years since Grayson’s implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) was replaced, so here we are again having ICD #4 implanted. The good news is that technology continues to improve, so that the devices last longer. The bad news is that they don’t last forever. In Grayson's case, the battery crossed the threshold for replacement in late December, and replacement was scheduled for today.

We are at Keck Medical Center of USC and Grayson was just wheeled into surgery for the replacement procedure. Regina was with him while he was being prepared, and reported that as soon as he was in his gown and laid down on the gurney, he became scared and started to cry. She was able to calm him down before they took him away, but she said it about broke her heart.

We are hoping that this time it will be an outpatient procedure, and that he will come home with us this evening. However, there is a chance that he may have to spend the night. We will know more later today.

We are hopeful that all will go well, and that life will be back to normal quickly. I will update as we know more.

Bless you all for your continued love and prayers.

Pax!

Brant