Greetings from UCLA Medical Center...

So much has happened in the last couple hours. I am going to try to update you without making it too confusing or lengthy. As of almost 6pm we hadn't heard anything about Blake, so we were naturally starting to get a little antsy. My mom started asking around for Blake and somewhere along the line communications got crossed and they weren't completely sure where Blake was! So in the process of figuring out that confusion they called down to the waiting room and told me to come up, that one person could go see Blake. So I headed upstairs to the "Patient Trauma Unit" and he wasn't there. HMMMM.... So they took me over to the "Critical Care Unit" to see him and apparently no one is supposed to be back there unless you are there with a pediatric patient. I was there very briefly, just long enough to say hi to Blake, when I was intercepted by one of his nurses and was told that they were having "issues". The nurse would not share anything with me and told me she would call me in the waiting area when they got things taken care of. WHAT!?!?! I was very worried and confused at this point. To make a long story short, Blake's incision was seeping but they were worried that he might be bleeding internally. They ran a blood test to check his levels and there is NOT any internal bleeding. He is still stable and producing lots of urine. They changed his dressings and the doctors are aware of everything that is going on. He apparently was just having a lot of oozing from his site. He is in a lot of pain, but that is to be expected for the next 24 hours. Blake is now in his own room and has 24 hour care with 2 nurses! It is crazy just how much they are monitoring his every move. They are also keeping an eye on his incision and changing the dressing often because it is oozing and bleeding a little more than they would like. I will keep you posted on that.

As for my dad, he is doing well.  He finally is in his own room and hopefully will be more comfortable. He was feeling very nauseous earlier so they gave him a shot for the nausea, however, that caused him to have a headache. They then gave him something for his headache and that was enough to basically knock him out for a while. He is just resting for the moment and they will be getting him up to walk sometime tomorrow. We haven't heard when they think he will be coming home. I am expecting Saturday at this point, but I will let you know.

My mom is holding up strong. She is very tired but seems to be doing really well with all the ups and downs of waiting and the recent confusions. She will be staying at a hotel that is only .7 miles away from the hospital, so she can literally be at the hospital in 2 minutes if need be or she could walk if she wanted.

Please pray that everyone will get good sleep tonight. Most of us have been up for 36 or more hours on only 1-3 hours of sleep. Pray that my dad starts to feel more comfortable. Please continue to pray for the acceptance of the new kidney in Blake's body and that the bleeding on his incision will subside.

THIS JUST IN.... so since I have written the last paragraph, I have talked to my mom and the doctors got the bleed to stop on Blake! Praise the Lord! They said that if it started up again there is a way for them to go in and tighten it up and it is not a big deal. 

Thanks so much again for your prayers and support!