At Sheba Hospital today, Musa’s stitches were removed. The doctor was satisfied. There is a new appointment in December and it looks like every year, they need Musa to return so that they can monitor his progress.
If necessary, there is still a possibility Musa will need a new operation. If he speaks well, it will not be necessary. When he is grown to about 17 years, he many need an operation on his nose.
For now, he is back home in Gaza. His mother was very happy for this outcome and that she and Musa are returned to their family.
Our lovely Musa has been waiting in our house for the next follow up appointment at Sheba Medical, scheduled for next week. Doctors plan to remove Musa’s stitches. During this week, he didn’t need to use the bandage anymore, he is only having a little sensitive reaction because of the bandages on his cheeks.
We had a few guests who came to share and bring some toys and food to our families. Musa and his Mom were very excited to meet new friends. This has been a busy week in our family house, new families arrived for one day or two, special guests and new volunteers coming to the house.
Musa’s Mom is happy to spend time together with us, to talk and know each other more. And Musa brings some extra joy to the house, he is always smiling, and enjoying every moment.
We pray for his full recovery and success in the balance of all necessary procedures.
Today cute Musa was discharged. He is doing good after his surgery yesterday. He is going to come back to get his stitches out in ten days, and meanwhile he and his mom stay with us.
Let’s pray that our wonderful Lord may bless his time here that he and his mom may have a good time with the company. Thank you for being with us together in prayer.
Our handsome friend Musa had the second surgery to repair his cleft lip and palate today.
A few hours after the surgery, he was awake and happy — until, that is, his mom put his special mittens on him to keep him from putting his hands in his mouth.
His operation went very well and he will likely be discharged from the hospital.
The last hours until the important cleft lip and palate surgery have begun. Still, Musa and his mother seemed relaxed as we made our way to Sheba Medical Center from Ashdod this morning. Like last time, Musa endured the last preparations today bravely too. For example, a test in which the existence of multi-resistant germs can be ruled out.
The friendly doctor then invited Musa’s mother and me for coffee and confirmed that he was optimistic about the surgery. It turned out that he had studied very close to my home and we were able to communicate in German. I was happy to be able to speak German so far away from home and he was happy about the good practice.
Please pray for Musa that God will be with him during the surgery tomorrow morning and that he will be safe.
A number of preparations for Musa’s second clef lip and palate operation lay ahead, and coworker Tatiana and I collected both Musa and his mother from the Erez border crossing. Musa’s mother spoke Arabic well, and was able to help us with everything and we were able to be finished quickly.
After a corona test, which little Musa endured bravely, we made our way to the blood test department. Despite some tears, Musa also mastered this and the following ECG.
Musa will then go through the final preparations on Tuesday before his operation will take place on Wednesday. For this time, he and his mother are accommodated in our family-house in Ashdod. Musa, we wish you God’s blessings and support during the operation!
Cute Musa will have a second surgery for his cleft lip and palate in three weeks at Sheba Hospital.
Today he was supposed to have an appointment for some examinations in preparation for his surgery. But the doctors decided that they don’t need this examinations after all and just had a general look at him and his lip. The mother had the chance to already get informed about the details of the surgery and to sign the declaration of consent.
We are looking forward to seeing this cute family again in a few weeks. Please keep them in your prayers!
Today Musa had an echo at Sheba Hospital. He is doing very well – he has gained a lot of weight, and he is happily learning to stand by holding onto his mom’s hands.
During the echo, the doctor wasn’t able to clearly see the stent that had been placed in Musa’s left pulmonary artery, so he sent Musa to have an X-ray to make sure there was no blockage.
Thank God, the X-ray showed good blood flow to the left lung, so Musa has been sent to our community home in Ashdod. He will have a plastic surgery in a couple weeks to continue repairing his cleft lip and palate.
Please pray that God will give this adorable boy a safe and successful surgery!
Today, we picked up Musa at Erez. He had an appointment for his echo at Sheba Hospital.
While we were in the waiting area of the hospital, Musa started to smile and play with a Jewish women who also had to wait for an echo for her son; our little Musa was so smiley and friendly.
During Musa’s echo, the doctors decided to make an ECG also, so the procedure took more time than usual, Musa enjoyed seeing his heart beating on the monitor, he was very interested in what the doctors were trying to look at with this ultrasound scan.
For now, pray for Musa, pray for his recovery. In three months, he will have a follow up appointment.
Today I met the little Musa, having picked him up at the Gaza border. I and my coworker brought him to Sheba Hospital for his follow-up appointment.
Spending time with both Musa and his mother, was incredible. it’s so nice to see how carefully Musa’s mom treated Musa and how lovingly she played with him while we were waiting for the surgeon.
Musa’s cleft lip surgery after these past six months, have been a complete success. The surgeon recognized Musa, and was to happy to see how much he has been growing up.
The surgeon’s recommendations were to remove the plastic tube in Musa’s nose first of all. Then, to include in Musa’s routine a massage for his scar, at least twice a day. The scar is now a little thick. The surgeon said for Musa’s next appointment, with a disciplined adherence to twice daily messaging the scar, he expects to see the scar tissue to be more thinned out.
We’ll see little Musa in ten day’s time for a newly-scheduled echo appointment at Sheba. Also, with the help of God, in three month’s time, Musa will be ready for his cleft lip surgery – part II.
Praise God! Our cute little Musa can eat on his own and is discharged to his home in Gaza. Coworker Doro and I collected Musa and his mother from Sheba Medical Center and brought them to the Erez Border crossing.
Musa was smiling all the time and said goodbye with a big perfect smile on his face. The time with his lovely mother was very nice. She taught us a lot of Arabic words on our way to Erez.
Musa will return in one month for an appointment with his plastic surgeon. In two months, he will also have an echo. So, we will see beautiful Musa again.
We can say goodbye with a big smile like Musa, because God brought him so far and created and loves every child and human on this earth so much!
Today I visited cute little Musa and his lovely mother at Sheba Medical Center. The doctors removed the surgical threads or his cleft palette and lip repair and he looks so beautiful now.
So he can start to learn how to eat. They have to teach him slowly and don’t know how long it will take until he is going to eat everything that he should eat. Tomorrow, doctors may change Musa’s medication, if he gained some weight.
Please pray that he learns fast how to eat on his own.
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Today, coworker Hanna and I visited little Musa and his mother at Sheba Medical Center. Musa’s mother was very happy to see us. Full of joy, she told us that the doctors will remove Musa’s surgical threads on Sunday. After that, they will teach Musa how to eat, so they will still be a little longer at Sheba.
I heard from all the other Shevet workers already how beautiful Musa looks after his surgery. Now I could see it myself! He is really so beautiful.
We can pray for Musa, that he learns fast how to eat, so that they can return soon to their home and family in Gaza.
Musa is recovering very well from his lip surgery last Wednesday at Sheba Hospital. He was such a handsome boy already, and now even more.
Musa will learn in the next one or two weeks how to take from a bottle. So it will still be a while before he goes back home, but is mother is happy to wait longer so that her son can eat normally.
Lord bless this child, the doctors who provided this lip surgery with all their skill and training, and God bless Musa’s family.
When we visited Musa this morning, he was awake, smiling at us and his happy mother was beside him. They are planning to move him today to the Pediatric Ward of Sheba Hospital.
Everyone in the ICU keeps saying how beautiful he looks now and it is very true. If everything is fine, Musa will already be discharged on Sunday and can go home to his family.
Let’s thank God for the life of this beautiful little boy!
Musa had surgery on his cleft lip today at Sheba Medical Center’s Children’s Hospital.
Coworker Hanna and I found him starting to wake up. He was blinking very slowly and listening to our voices. One of the doctors said that the surgery went very well, and that Musa is such a beautiful little boy.
We are so thankful to see him so well. Please be praying for a smooth recovery for him.
Musa came back to Israël today, but not with his grandmother this time. Instead, he traveled with his own mother. Just like his grandmother, Musa’s mother is very kind.
Musa has an echo tomorrow at Sheba Medical and a surgery in two days to repair his cleft lip.
Today Musa was discharged from Sheba Medical Center. Coworker Doro and I brought him and his lovely grandmother to the Erez crossing point to Gaza.
Musa and his grandmother have to return to Israel in three weeks’ time so mosa can have the surgery to repair his lip. Until then, I’m very excited that they have the opportunity to see their loved ones back home in Gaza.
Please give thanks to the Lord that Mosa and his grandmother are able to see their family and can come back to Israel safely.
When we visited Musa at Sheba Medical Center, we were allowed to bring him a good feeding pump and we asked the doctor if she wanted to connect it for him!
Musa has had his surgery and now he waits for the surgery of his cleft lip, which is planned for 16 March. Until that time, Musa and his grandmother are going home to Gaza and will return in March for the surgery.
Musa was such a sweet little guy with beautiful eyes. I talked to him and observed that he had the most sweet smile, it made my heart melt.
I was allowed to sing a song for him which my wife and I always sang in the evening for our own kids when they went to sleep. After this, I blessed him!
We left with very good hope for him, that he will be a firm healthy young man someday.
Musa’s heart condition is really good. The only thing holding him back from being discharged from Sheba Hospital and going home is his cleft lip.
When Musa is a little bit older, the surgeons will repair his lip. Until then, Musa will will be able to eat with a special feeding pump. Then hopefully this week, Musa will be discharged to home with his new feeding pump.
We thank the Lord that Musa is doing so well. Hoping Musa can go back soon to his father and mother.
The doctors in the pediatric ward of Sheba Hospital have been trying to teach Musa to eat through his mouth so he can go home to Gaza, but so far he is not learning.
His doctor explained to me today that he needs the surgery to correct his cleft lip before he will begin eating. Musa’s family needs to decide if they want to do a one-stage repair when he is six months old, or a two-stage repair with the first surgery in one month.
In the meantime, the doctor thinks it’s alright for him to go home to Gaza with a feeding pump. He will likely be discharged soon to await a surgery date while at home.
Musa is slowly learning to eat through his mouth so he can go home to Gaza. He has started eating from a spoon rather than only a bottle, which is a big step for him.
He has been in Sheba hospital for quite some time now, but his grandmother is still waiting patiently and is so sweet and kind every time I get to visit.
Pray that Musa’s eating will continue to improve so he can go home soon.
Sweet little Musa was sleeping peacefully when I found him in the secondary Pediatric ICU of Sheba hospital. This is good news because his condition is continuing to improve.
His grandmother was very friendly and said that they were both doing well.
There are no plans of discharge in the foreseeable future for Musa due to his not eating well. Please continue in prayer for him, that God would continue to heal him.
I went to Sheba Medical Center Pediatric wing today to see Musa. Musa’s grandmother was excited to tell me that Musa had been extubated and was breathing on his own! She hurried me to his room so I could see for myself, and she had the biggest smile the whole time I was with her.
Musa is doing well after his surgery, and his grandmother is looking forward to taking him home to his parents, who are very excited to see him.
We don’t know yet when he will be discharged, but it’s good to see him recovering well and we pray discharge will be soon.
Musa is recovering in the ICU at Sheba hospital after his surgery yesterday. Overall, he’s doing well. He is still intubated at the moment. Doctors tried to remove the oxygen tube yesterday, but Musa still needs it. They will try again tomorrow.
Musa’s grandmother is doing a wonderful job taking care of him. She told me today that she loves Musa like her own son, and this is evident in the care she gives him.
At Sheba Medical Center today, the unexpected right ventricle surgery for Musa was a success. We praise God the doctors found out about the need for this surgery before Musa and his grandmother left for Gaza.
Musa’s grandmother was very worried during the surgery, but after the surgeon told us everything was fine, she cried over the good outcome. She said her concern for Musa is as though he were her own child, and it really touched my heart to see her caring so much for precious Musa.
We thought Musa was on the cusp of going home to Gaza, but this week his cardiologist ordered a CT scan, and yesterday after it was done, the doctors decided he would need a second heart surgery.
When I learned this today his grandma was very anxious that he would again go to the OR, but at the same time I couldn’t help but appreciate and admire God’s sovereignty in delaying Musa’s return to Gaza such that he could have this CT scan and have the doctors see the need for another operation.
He currently has a fever, but once this has passed he will be able to go to surgery.
Musa is doing well. He had an echo at Sheba hospital today, which showed that his heart is okay. Musa is just waiting until he has gained more weight. Then it is safe enough for him to go home.
After a while he will have the surgery for his lip, but this is a concern for later.
Today coworker Alena and I went to Sheba Hospital to visit cute baby boy Musa and his lovely grandmother.
Musa’s grandmother seems really tired. Alena offered to bring her some coffee and to hold Musa for some time, as he was crying a bit.
So we got some coffee and went back to her room, where Alena took this cute boy in her arms. He felt really comfortable and was falling asleep immediately.
During the weekend, Musa got moved out of the Pediatric cardiac ICU to the normal ward, which is nice because that means he is in a better condition. Your prayers are still appreciated though, as he is still waiting for his surgery.
Please pray also for continued strength for his grandmother as it is not always easy for her, but she is doing a great job with taking care of her beloved grandson.
Tiny Musa is recovering slowly but well after his surgery at Sheba hospital last week.
Today, we were able to bring him a special bottle that will help him eat until he has surgery to correct his cleft lip.
His grandmother is taking very good care of him and is eager for him to have this next surgery. Please pray that Musa will continue to recover well and can be extubated soon.
Yesterday, Musa had his surgery at Sheba Medical Center after some time of waiting. The surgery went really well. Better than expected. Praise the Lord!
Musa is still intubated and he will need some time to recover. But for now he is stable.
Thank you Lord for your blessing over Musa. Please keep praying for him.
Musa was scheduled for surgery at Sheba Medical Center yesterday, but he had another fever, so it is postponed now until Wednesday.
Please pray that his fever would not come back and further delay his surgery. His grandmother is with him and she is faithfully by his side, even when he has sleepless nights.
He is now on a different floor, the Pediatric Cardiac ICU, and he has been extubated, which is a change from when he first arrived. Please keep praying for this lovely boy.
Musa was scheduled for surgery today, but it was postponed due to an infection in his blood. He’s receiving antibiotics and the doctors hope he can have surgery later this week.
Please pray that the infection will clear up quickly so they can move forward with his operation.
Musa is a new patient from Gaza; his family has been waiting many years to have a child, so he is the first for his parents, his grandmother told me today.
He arrived on Friday and is currently with a medicine to keep a small hole in his heart open in order to supply blood to the lungs. God willing he will have surgery on Tuesday.
Musa’s grandmother is a very lovely lady, an educational therapist. I showed her around the ICU as she adjusts to this new place. Please be praying for both of them this week.
At Sheba Hospital today, Musa’s stitches were removed. The doctor was satisfied. There is a new appointment in December and it looks like every year, they need Musa to return so that they can monitor his progress.
