Caden Holding Steady

Hey all. I thought I would put a quick post up letting you know how Caden Marshall's appointment at CHW went last Friday (3/19).

Caden Marshall is doing very well. His heart function is holding steady. We would have liked to see a bit of an improvement but it is more important that the function is not decreasing. His blood flow looks good and there is no material changes to his tricuspid valve regurgitation. As a result there was no recommendation to increase his dosage of captopril. This is all very good news. Caden Marshall has not been gaining as much weight as they would have liked so Melissa had a sit down with the dietitian to get some methods for increasing his weight. We are confident that they will work as he is already taking to the new items that were suggested we introduce. Julie the dietitian from CHW really knows her stuff and these CHD kiddos! Caden is in the 14 percentile for weight and the 47th for length.

We spent most of the day at CHW as they had to sedate Caden to get a good look at his heart through an ultrasound. After being fussy (he knows when he is seeing the doctor now and is not a fan) he fell asleep with the help of an oral sedative. Funny thing was, when he woke up it was like he was drunk or something. He was weaving back and forth while he was sitting there. He looked at everyone like they had two heads and appeared to be unsure of his movements. It was kind of cute and funny. When we got him home he was still out of it. He was having trouble with the mechanics of crawling and would forget to put a hand down and land on his face. Melissa and I made sure he stayed on the carpet, instead of the hardwood floors, for that reason. Caden Marshall was back to himself by Saturday.

One last note. Caden is all boy. He has two cars and a brand new bus that he just loves to push around. The rougher you are with him the more he laughs in delight. As a dad, this is a blast.

That is all for now. Thank your for your continued support.

David
XOXO