Miracles Prayer, and the Grace of G_d.

Before I begin the short explanation of how Leah is doing, I would like to thank everyone for their continued prayers, comments and emails.

As all of you know on April the 2nd Leah went into respiratory arrest after taking a new medication.
This has been the longest 13 days of this father's life.

Lack of oxygen for 5 to 6 min may cause irreversibly damage to vital organs, especially the brain. Cardiac arrest almost always follows unless respiratory function is immediately restored, because Leah was not in cardiac arrest yet, the doctors feel she was not without oxygen for more than 4 to 5 minutes. Her pacer/defibrillator also records, and it shows tachycardia, PVC's and some abnormal QT waves lasting for about 4 minutes. The medics arrived within 3 minutes and while they were waiting, Uri did mouth to mouth until medics began bag-valve-mask ventilation. Although only in a coma for 5 days, it felt like years. The doctors began rehabilitation as soon as Leah was weaned off the ventilator. The earlier therapy is initiated the better. They are working on pre-walking exercises to ready other pertinent muscles for Leah to be able to walk again. She has some other issues with writing, her vocabulary is limited to one word at a time, but at least she is talking. Our biggest issue now is that she is so frustrated, more tears than anger. She tires easily and sleeps a lot. Her heart and blood pressure have been almost normal, her foot is healing and the cast should be removed in another week. It is going to be one day at a time for awhile I fear. But each day brings a new gift as Leah continues to improve.
Thank you everyone, G-d Bless you all.

Al Friedman