Amanda Trumpower
Writer for Jesus lovers who dig dragons, detectives, and droids

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Recent Posts
Day 14 of Life: Two Weeks Old, Back on IV
I am not a fan of today's news. We received a phone call yesterday evening from the nurse practitioner. Jayce has a urinary tract infection. To treat it quickly with antibiotics, they had to put his IV back in. He should immediately feel better once the antibiotics...
Day of Life 13: Missing Organ or Sluggish Performance?
Jayce had a liver ultrasound yesterday. We have more information than before. We need additional time and tests to see what the future holds. The good news: Nothing they saw indicated a need for immediate surgery. The liver was the correct size and appeared to be...
Day 11 of Life: Hospital Transfer
Today we got transferred to Nationwide Children's NICU. Earlier this afternoon, the doctors informed me they want to do another ultrasound on Jayce’s liver. His skin is still too red. They say it’s because of high levels of bilirubin, a substance made during the...
Day 10 of Life
It’s been a few days since our last update. Partly because there was little to report. Partly because we wanted to enjoy the last few days of Josiah’s Christmas “vacation” from work. (“Gee honey, what should we do with your week off?” “I don’t know. How about a trip...
Day 12: Next Goal for Jayce, Breathing Hiccups for Justine
We just finished our morning visit to see the kids. Updates! Jayce: His next challenge is to tolerate a richer feeding schedule. He starts receiving food + enrichment today and will increase calorie density once every day. If he keeps up with the new program, he can...