Next stop, the E.R., Emergency Room

Let me first begin with we are all okay.  Enzo is at Wolfson's Children's Hospital and is under amazing care.  He has a severely inflamed pancreas and duodenum.  

Okay...let's start back at the beginning......where we landed in Eleuthera Bahamas from Nassau, Bahamas.

Every time we travel to a new country we have a routine and once of the things we have to do is make sure Enzo's medication is readily available.  However, it took us a while to realize the Bahamas does not have Enzo's meds in liquid form.  So we knew we had to end our trip earlier than expected.  

We made the most of our stay in the Bahamas - enjoying the people, the climate and the water~

Leaving the Bahamas was easy. Flights, car rentals, accommodations were quickly found.  I told Scott I felt that God was telling us something and that we had to head back to the states early and via Jacksonville, FL.  

We left Saturday December 2nd with enough meds for Enzo for another week.  Enzo has to be carried inside.  He refuses to walk into an airplane although he absolutely loves being in one.  

Eli got invited into the cockpit where he met a graduate from the United States Air Force Academy.  Eli wants to be a pilot!

We left Eleuthera and arrived in Nassau where Enzo began violently vomiting and he continued for the rest of the day.  By the time we landed in Jacksonville around 10pm at night, the new flight attendant was so concerned for Enzo that she asked me if we needed the medics to help us and I said YES!  I'm can't thank Delta enough for all their patience during our flights.

The captain asked everyone to remain seated while we exited and met with the medics who were more than happy to help.

Enzo began his treatment in the ambulance with an IV and some anti-vomiting medications.

Enzo was transport by JAX Fire Rescue Department to Children's Hospital.  The medics took great care of Enzo and he was happy.  

Test were run and Enzo's pancreas numbers were a bit off.  But the IV fluids and anti-vomit meds were working so well, the doctor felt confident we could take him home.  However, he was cautiously advising us - should the vomiting continue, to return immediately.

We were exhausted Sunday since we didn't get to sleep until 4a.m. By Monday morning, we thought we were in the clear, until we weren't.  Later that afternoon Enzo wasn't feeling well again.  He was continuously vomiting and we returned to the E.R. as recommended by the doctor.

It was a long night again.  Eli did the best!  He was so supportive of Enzo and helpful to his mama!

Things started to get really serious as Enzo's labs came back even worse than Saturday.  He even had to get a CT.  What a trooper.  By now he had slowed down on his vomiting due to IV fluids and anti-vomiting meds.  BUT he was so happy he wasn't feeling so sick.

Enzo is so amazing.  The staff at Children's hospital E.R. were amazing and Enzo did as he was told.  It took a bit to convince him to lie down for the CT scan but he finally did it.  After it was finished he asked, "again?"  

Originally Enzo had a regular IV treatment plan.

Sometime around 4am and 6am Tuesday morning, Enzo was admitted into Wolfson's Children's Hospital.  Since being here we have had minimal sleep.  Eli slept anywhere.

Since arriving Enzo has been lovingly poked and prodded and he's taken it all like a champ.  The care here is phenomenal and we couldn't be happier.  He now has a PICC line, an IV through a larger vein because he will need a treatment that will be much longer, providing him nutrition and bowel rest.  There's other stuff going on but this is the gist:

CT exam results:

                                                                              

Partial gastric outlet obstruction due to severe pyloric and proximal

duodenal wall thickening.  Primary consideration is for pyloric

inflammation/gastritis and severe duodenitis.

                                                                              

Limited exam due to motion artifact.  Due to this limitation, the "cystic"

structure seen on the ultrasound is not well visualized.

                                                                              

Distal esophageal wall thickening concerning for esophagitis.

While all of this is going on, Nonna has taken care of Eli and she is giving him the royal treatment.  Her friends are in love with Eli and are treating him like a little prince. 

With all that is going on, we have had to cancel all our trips and will be staying in St. Augustine for at least 3 months to take care of Enzo's needs and follow-ups.  As a surprise, Eli and Nonna decorated Nonna's home with all sorts of Christmas decorations!  It was such a wonderful surprise!  

Yes, I cried with tears of joy!

There's a lot going on and I can't explain it all here.  Scott and I are grateful to be back in the states and to be close to friends and family.  As Scott and I alternate staying with Enzo while the other goes home at night to sleep in a real bed, we are so grateful for God's guidance.  We continue to sing His praises and Thank Him for taking such good care of our family.....

James 5:13-14

New International Version

The Prayer of Faith

13 Is anyone among you in trouble? Let them pray. Is anyone happy? Let them sing songs of praise. 14 Is anyone among you sick? Let them call the elders of the church to pray over them and anoint them with oil in the name of the Lord.

I'll leave you with some more pictures of the Bahamas.  Our phones are turned back on and our Colorado phone numbers work.  We still prefer WhatsApp, the World's leading form of messaging system, we can now be reached via iMessage or even voice calls from our iPhones.

Playing Frisbee was our favorite pasttime.

We walked a little bit, the shady trees were so neat. 

How would you like to Park on Lord street?

The Kupcake Lady had her bakery next to our Airbnb.  Oh man, talk about spoiling ourselves!  A LOT!  Genele was amazing as a baker and a new friend!  

Scott  collected a ton of shells while at Eleuthera.

Check out the security system.  Pay close attention.  Eli is going around the walk-thru.  The black bins are on a table, there is no x-ray machine.  This is old-school.  

How it works is that we all got checked-in and went through the security walk-thru but then we went back to our seats in the airport with the ability to walk outside, shop, go to the bathroom, etc.  Crazy huh?

The skinniest part of the land is the Glass Window Bridge.  The light turquoise water is the Bight of Eleuthera waters on the Caribbean side of the island and the deep blue is the Atlantic Ocean. 

For you folks that remember, TWA went bankrupt.  Trans World Airlines (TWA) was a major airline in the United States that operated from 1930 until 2001 when it was acquired by American Airlines.  I haven't seen the TWA logo in forever but hey, check this out!  We saw this on the runway at Nassau Airport.  AND I spoke with my cousin who is a flight attendant.  He says he's been on this plane (or an AA plane with a TWA tail).....how cool!