Nothing less than a miracle

The x-ray we saw today of Lawson's chest didn't even look like the same child! There was an entire section at the top of his left lung that was almost perfectly healthy! He still has the sequestration at the bottom of the left lung that has been there since the beginning. This has never really been the problem and he could go years without having to deal with it. But there was beautiful, healthy lung tissue where the nasty diseased lung was before. We just couldn't believe it! The only way to explain it is that God heard our prayers and healed his lung! There was talk yesterday about removing his breathing tube today, just to see what would happen. So after rounds this morning, his breathing tube was removed! When we arrived at the hospital, he was under the oxygen tent and breathing on his own- no tubes! His doctors were very pleased with how he was doing at the time, but are ready to reinstall the tube if Lawson needs it. Because of the tracheomalacia (floppy trachea) he needed a little help after a while. They decided to use a face mask with a heliox mix of 80% helium/20% oxygen because it is lighter and easier to breathe. It seemed to work and he was doing fine when we left. No one is sure what will happen next, but for now, he is off the ventilator and breathing on his own. The plan is to let him try this for as long as he can do it. Please keep praying for his conintued progress.