The Unexpected (8)

The 2nd open heart surgery was scheduled and all went well. The baby was released from the hospital in just 3 short days....which was AWESOME!! The Mickey button was removed from his stomach as he was eating well on his own. He continued to grow and complete milestones, although he was labeled as "failure to thrive". The family was very active at church. But this took a toll on the little guy. He contracted every illness there was, despite the sanitizing of toys. The mother and child would stay at home more & more often...especially in the RSV/FLU season (Upper respiratory illness)....October-April. This caused many problems for the family as there were some of the church congregation spreading rumors that there must be another reason that the mother & child were not attending church, back-sliding, etc. Even though they knew the real reasons. This caused a strain on the family feeling this wasn't the church for them. Then the family gets the news....... YOUR PREGNANT!!! This was a shock to the couple. They immediately got in contact with the Doctor so that this baby could have his/her heart check out completely. Everything went well with the pregnancy. The mother would see a high risk Doctor for ultrasounds and following the babys progress. About 4 months into her pregnancy she was scheduled to go to the local Childrens Hospital to have an extensive two hour ultrasound of the babys heart that was in her womb. After what seemed the longest two hours they were relieved to hear that the baby she carried was completely heart healthy and a BOY!!!! Not long after wards their two year old started looking very blue, his lips, fingertips, his general color was very dusky. The parents called 911 and when paramedics arrived, their little guys O2 levels (oxygen) was extremely low, and he needed to go to the hospital. After the longest time in the emergency room, the Doctors told the parents that their son contracted Rotovirus. He spent 3 days in the hospital fighting this illness. This was contracted from a little girl in the Nursery at church. This was the finial blow. The church acted like they understood but when concerns were addresses....nothing was done. The parents felt they could NOT set and watch their little fighter struggle with this any longer. The mother stopped attending with her little heart warrior as the rest of the family continued going. The mother was talked about and ridiculed as being a "sinner". She would receive calls from church elders asking what was wrong and people are thinking your back-sliding and you really need to return to church for your family. The mother struggled with this along time. She figured it was the elders job to straighten the gossipers out....sadly that wasn't the case as the elders were the instigators of it all. Their new baby arrived with a unexpected emergency C-section as he decided to flip around and wasn't in the correct position for a normal delivery. The little family was now complete.....two girls & two boys! To be continued...