Bridging from the circuit

The surgeon and team have been optimistic about Tyler coming off the heart/lung machine. They wanted his heart on the machine to get the rest it needed, however, not too long that it became a crutch. The staff started a bridging process from the machine, such that the blood still cycles through the machine, but the heart does all the work. Tyler has been maintaining his heart function for the past hour and the bridging process will last for a few more hours. In case his heart does fail they have the ability to quickly have the circuit take over. The staff will be taking blood gases and labs to see how his body is responding, so hopefully his heart will show that it is stable enough to work on its own by the end of the day. Once he has been weaned from the machine is a little scary because there is always the chance that his heart could stop again. We are optimistic that it just needed a rest and he will be on the road to recovery. We are grateful to realize that it is out of our hands and in the Lords. We are assured and at peace that whatever His plan is for little Tyler will come to pass. Tyler is such an example to us and we are so proud to be his parents and feel so blessed to have him in our family. He is teaching us patience, love, faith and reminding us how precious life is minute to minute. He will probably never comprehend the impact that he has on our family and what he is teaching us. He truly is a very special little guy. We are so blessed to have him in our life.