"Happy Wednesday! My parents spoke with Josh this morning and here is what he had to say:
Josh and Mandy are trying to decide if Lydia and Grace should come to Nairobi to see Luka before coming to the States (probably). They're leaning toward having them come to Kenya for about a day, but it's still up in the air.
Luka's leg had been swollen and they discovered it was because of his IV, so they took that out for a while and his leg is doing much better. His dialysis machine malfunctioned during the night (he's back to having dialysis via machine), so they disconnected him from that for a while. Because he wasn't hooked up to dialysis and he didn't have his IV in, Josh was able to hold him this morning and even take a little walk around the hospital. They've sinced fixed the dialysis machine and have reinserted an IV. Dialysis seems to be working as his urine output is almost normal. He's at 277 units/day, and the doctor said normal is considered at least 300. They've also taken his feeding tube out of his nose, and he can have as much pediasure-stuff as he wants. The doctor said his lungs are looking better than yesterday and his oxygen levels are up a bit. The down side of things is that Luka's heart is beating too fast (something to do with his left ventricle) due to anemia, they think. So, another blood transfusion is likely sometime soon.
New news on the transfer-front: insurance will not pay for a medical evacuation to the US. So, it appears that this is off the table, unless the insurance company changes their mind or God works a miracle (which we know He can do!). However, a transfer to South Africa is still not out of the question (it appears this would be covered by insurance). The doctor said Luka will probably be in the hospital for 8 more weeks, whether it's still in Kenya or South Africa.
Another fairly encouraging update; praise the Lord!
Love, Katie"
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