Samuel Update - Day 9

I had really hoped today would be a turning point and Samuel would be improving, but that's not the case. Samuel has gotten much worse. He is now on oxygen, has a high heart rate and still has a high fever.  He is still vomiting every few minutes, even though he's on strong IV meds to try to stop it. They placed an NG tube in his stomach this morning, but it coiled up and went back up his esophagus.  They did several x-rays and attempted to reposition it several times with no success. They pulled the NG tube and attempted it again, but had the same problems. After several more attempts and x-rays, it looks like it is finally in place. He is scheduled to get a central line also, and they are going to start him on TPN's. He needs nutrition. He hasn't had but half of day of of nutrition in over ten days. He is withering away down to nothing again.  The fever could be caused by the pneumonia, but they are running tests to make sure there isn't more going on being that he is on massive antibiotics and still gets a high fever every time the IV Tylenol is out of his system. He has rapid, shallow breathing too. He is not complaining about being in pain at all. He just feels terrible.  Tomorrow evening, a close friend from Texas is coming to visit us. I am looking forward to seeing a familiar face and spending some time with her.  With Samuel so sick, our room is constantly busy with doctors and nurses coming in and out, but it is very quiet too.  Samuel has a rough road to recovery, and at times I get really scared. Please continue to keep him in your prayers.  I will post another update tomorrow.