Another procedure tomorrow

More prayers are needed because Mason is having a procedure tomorrow for his eyes and the ROP. The surgeon feels that he is at the point where he needs an intervention and what they are going to do is inject a cancer drug, Avastin into his eye. This is a less invasive procedure than the laser surgery and has been shown to be more effective (in recent research that has been done). It should be happening in  the afternoon and I will meet with him to sign the paperwork and we should be good to go. He will have to be followed for quite some time to make sure that he doesn't develop ROP again but we are so thankful for a different procedure that isn't a "surgery" and doesn't require Mason to go back on the vent!
As for other news, Mason's platelets finally went up on their own! They went from 64 to 69 so that is good and his white blood cells decreased which is also a good thing. Dr. Zeller (Mason's surgeon) did decrease his feeds down to 3 because he had had increased output in his ostomy bag and she just wants to be cautious for right now. He is still doing well of Sipap and they decreased his rate down to 25 this evening while Josh was up there and he tolerated that just fine. He also got his cranial ultrasound and the results in the same day which show that the clots in his brain are getting smaller and there is a slight increase in cerebral spinal fluid. Neurosurgery is continuing to follow him but if Mason does get symptomatic then they will call them to do an intervention. Symptoms that would alert them are mainly lowering heart rate. I continue to pray that God will completely heal Mason's brain and resolve this without any intervention.  We continue to thank all of you out there for following/sharing Mason's story and for praying for him and for our family. It means more than you will ever know.

Deuteronomy 31:6 Be strong and courageous. Do not fear or be in dread of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.