Well coworker Jakob and I started the New Cycle around the sun for 2023 with great expectations, but to no avail. Somethings never seem to change. We picked up cheerful Sanad and his mother this morning and had to wait a long time for a third mother and child to join us on the Israeli side of the border. We should known better by now that things really never run smoothly or according to our plan. Sanad and his mother were finally relieved when we could eventually leave the border and head for Sheba hospital.
ECHO and ECG were the order of the day. Sanad was a little ball of sunshine through all the process and a happy little man to be around. Delays unfortunately often have snowball effect and so it was today. Sanad’s doctor had other responsibilities in the city that needed to be taken care of so we had a very long wait to finally see him very late in the afternoon. Thank you Lord for some light at the end of the day. Sanad is doing really well, nice and healthy, putting on weight and only needs a follow up in six month’s time. Praise the Lord for good news at the end of a very long first day around the sun for 2023. Father I pray that you would bless Sanad and his mother over this coming year and that Sanad would grow into the man you are calling him to be.
Little Sanad, who came to Israel at one day old for an emergency catheterization last June, returned to Sheba Hospital today for a check-up echo. This little boy, now a chubby and cheerful four-month-old, is doing very well. He has grown so much since he was last here.
During his echo, he was getting a little hungry, so his mother fed him – and that made him burp! Every time he did it, his mom and I would start giggling – but Sanad just looked a little confused. After his echo, he enjoyed playing with my flower pen.
His echo was good, and he’s doing well – and definitely growing! The doctor didn’t see his pulmonary valve quite as well as he’d wanted to, so Sanad will be returning in three months to try again. It was a blessing to spend today with Sanad and his sweet mother.
Praise God for such a healthy, adorable little boy!
Sweet little Sanad was discharged today to go back to Gaza. He recovered very well from his emergency catheterization a week ago. He doesn’t even need to take medicines. In a month, Sanad will come back to see the cardiologist for a checkup and maybe a plan for what he needs in the future. Please pray that Sanad will remain stable in this month in Gaza. Thank you God for looking out for Sanad and for saving his life last week.
‘For the Lord is good; his steadfast love endures forever, and his faithfulness to all generations.- Psalm 100:5
Today I founded our new born extubated, and doing very well after his cath at Sheba Medical Center yesterday.
A fortune for me, was to feel Sanad’s hold on my finger.
He woke up while I was talking and praying for him; he, with only a few days of being born, was holding his own feeding bottle and in his own way, drinking his milk.
This little, little boy has made a good progress since his procedure. The doctors are still hopeful for a good recovery and Sanad’s return home to be swift. His mom and dad miss him so much.
Tiny Sanad had a catheterization to open up a valve in Sheba Hospital today. The surgeons were able to clear out the way and Sanad is now recovering. He is doing very well. The doctor told me that they are thinking of extubating him maybe today already. He also said it seems like he doesn’t need any other procedures for now, so after the recovery, Sanad can return to his home in Gaza.
Sanad’s grandmother was very thankful to God about this outcome. We praise the Lord for His presence in the situation of Sanad. Please keep praying for him.
Doctors in Gaza contacted us urgently Thursday, the day Sanad was born. Echo exam showed the pulmonary valve of his heart was not working. He was living off the tiny ductus in the heart which closes shortly after birth.
Sanad was given a special medication to keep the ductus open, while we searched for a place for him in Israel. This morning the Sheba Medical Center informed us they could accept him, and thank God after close cooperation between authorities in Gaza and Israel, a Magen David Adom ICU ambulance brought Sanad safely to Sheba.
Sanad reached Israel just as the long Shabbat/Shavuot holiday weekend was beginning. We thank God he made it just in time.
Well coworker Jakob and I started the New Cycle around the sun for 2023 with great expectations, but to no avail. Somethings never seem to change. We picked up cheerful Sanad and his mother this morning and had to wait a long time for a third mother and child to join us on the Israeli side of the border. We should known better by now that things really never run smoothly or according to our plan. Sanad and his mother were finally relieved when we could eventually leave the border and head for Sheba hospital.
ECHO and ECG were the order of the day. Sanad was a little ball of sunshine through all the process and a happy little man to be around. Delays unfortunately often have snowball effect and so it was today. Sanad’s doctor had other responsibilities in the city that needed to be taken care of so we had a very long wait to finally see him very late in the afternoon. Thank you Lord for some light at the end of the day. Sanad is doing really well, nice and healthy, putting on weight and only needs a follow up in six month’s time. Praise the Lord for good news at the end of a very long first day around the sun for 2023. Father I pray that you would bless Sanad and his mother over this coming year and that Sanad would grow into the man you are calling him to be.
