Hamed’s auntie met us at the entrance to the hospital today asking if there was any news for a new escort for him.
“But we don’t need one,” we told her. “Hamed is going back to Gaza today.”
“Really?” Her face broke into a huge grin. “I didn’t know!”
She was in the best of spirits for the rest of the morning and was still smiling as she thanked all the nurses and doctors in the ward and climbed into the ambulance with Hamed. He’s going to a pediatric ward in a Gaza hospital, where he can learn to eat with the help of his mother before going home to his family.
We’ll see Hamed again in a month when he returns for his next echo, as well as follow up in opthalmology, neurology, and genetics. Until then, we pray he will grow healthy and strong in the care of his mother.
After Hamed last had a genetics test, today I checked with his doctor about the results. Unfortunately, these have not yet arrived, but even so there was news.
Hamed is still gaining very little weight and the doctors are worried about his eating habits. So they’re also considering a gastrostomy for him. First, however, they want to observe how he develops. May God continue to watch over Hamed and never lose sight of him. How good that we can trust in the Lord, especially when our hearts tend to doubt and can be pessimistic in difficult situations.
Our cute Hamed took a step back in his health yesterday evening when he started having seizures. The grandmother told us that he is doing well today. He is responding normally, just like before the seizures and the doctor told us that Hamed is doing okay today. He had an echo and they are waiting for the results from his cardiologist. Hamed will have some tests done to find out what caused the seizures. Please pray for wisdom for the doctors and for strength for the family. A seizure can do a lot of damage and it is a scary thing to see your child/grandchild not responding normally.
When I spoke to Hamed’s doctor today, he shared his view that Hamed would need another heart surgery in the future. Although he could not say anything about the exact time, he reported that he is in conversation with cardiologists about it.
The first heart surgery was a quick intervention to help Hamed at that moment. However, in order to enable a good long-term condition of the heart, further surgery is needed. Let’s pray for Hamed that God will continue to bless him and endow the doctors with wisdom. How good that we can trust in the Lord.
When I visited Sheba Hospital and came to Hamed’s room during today’s visits, I met his doctor directly who explained Hamed’s current situation to me clearly. His colleagues recently had a genetic test taken of Hamed and are now awaiting results. However, the doctors have a guess it may be Noonan Syndrome. At the same time, it was stated the clinical picture of this syndrome is not entirely clear so they cannot be sure yet. In the end, we must wait for the results of the genetics test in order to clearly determine the disease.
Unfortunately, an early discharge is not probable and doctors are still waiting for Hamed to gain weight. Only then can a discharge be considered. In the meantime, Hamed’s grandmother who has spent the last few weeks faithfully by his side, will return to Gaza. Since she complains of health problems, she is eagerly waiting for some rest. Another family member will then be by Hamed’s side in the hospital.
My little precious friend has a bacteria that is resistant to Antibiotics. And on top of that, he had to go back to the secondary ICU of Sheba Hospital because he had some breathing problems. Hamed came Wednesday night where they treated him with oxygen. He’s doing better now.
Today he had an Echo so they are waiting for the results. The nurse informed me that the decision will be made in the next few days as to whether Hamed can be transferred to a normal ward or whether he can go home. I would be incredibly happy for Hamed if he could be in the arms of his family again, although I will also miss him very much. Please Pray for Hamed’s health, that he may grow up to be a happy and strong young man and that this wonderful little boy may go home soon.
I was really looking forward to visiting little Hamed and his lovely grandma at Sheba Hospital today. I was also happy that Hamed is now in a normal ward and no longer in the ICU.
The nurse informed me that Hamed had breathing problems, so a chest X-ray was ordered. But nothing new has emerged, and no explanation for Hamed’s labored breathing.
Hamed has a nasal cannula through which he receives his food. The nurse told me they want to start slowly to give him food by mouth in the next days. Little Hamed just contracted a virus too; please pray he gets well very soon. We thank God for bringing Hamed safely to us.
As I walked up to Hamed’s bed today, his doctor and a nurse were giving the grandmother some paperwork to sign for getting a genetic test done with Hamed. The test should give the doctors some clarity about Hamed’s eventual blindness and his very thin skull. A few minutes later they came back and took blood from him for the testing. The nurse explained to me that this probably won’t give them exact answers of how to treat him, but it will help understand his condition and highlight some things to look out for. Besides the genetic testing, Hamed is doing alright after his surgery and is recovering well.
Please pray for him and everything his future holds. Whether the genetic test brings some results or not, we want to pray for God’s protection over this little boy.
Today was my first time meeting precious Hamed and his lovely Grandmother in the secondary pediatric ICU at Sheba Hospital. I immediately fell in love with this beautiful little boy.
I talked with his doctor and she explained to me that they want to do a genetic test with him, and to have a Neurologist come to see Hamed because they assume that he sees very badly or is even completely blind.
The doctor also told me that Hamed has difficulties when he is sucking and swallowing. Despite many challenges, Hamed is stable and he is doing well so far. We can be very thankful to God for that.
Please pray for all Hamed’s up-coming treatments for healing and that he can grow into a strong boy despite all the difficulties.
On Friday afternoon, new little Hamed arrived by ambulance in Israel. Only shortly after he arrived at Sheba Hospital, the doctors decided that he was in such a bad condition, they would take him directly to the OR and do an emergency surgery.
They created a BT-shunt for him and today, just two days later, our nearly four-month-old boy was already extubated and doing much better than when he first arrived.
His grandmother already made good friends with two other grandmas in the ICU and was happy to get to know us today. Hamed was supposed to already come a day earlier, but as there was no free ICU bed, little Hamed couldn’t come.
Thank God that Hamed made it fast enough to Israel and is now doing better! Please pray for all his still-coming procedures!
Three-month-old Hamed from Gaza, has Ventricular Septal Defect and is in an ICU ambulance on the way to Sheba Hospital from Gaza this morning. Updates coming.
Hamed’s auntie met us at the entrance to the hospital today asking if there was any news for a new escort for him.
She was in the best of spirits for the rest of the morning and was still smiling as she thanked all the nurses and doctors in the ward and climbed into the ambulance with Hamed. He’s going to a pediatric ward in a Gaza hospital, where he can learn to eat with the help of his mother before going home to his family.
She was in the best of spirits for the rest of the morning and was still smiling as she thanked all the nurses and doctors in the ward and climbed into the ambulance with Hamed. He’s going to a pediatric ward in a Gaza hospital, where he can learn to eat with the help of his mother before going home to his family.
