Lucas Camilo

Things are finally moving forward again towards Lucas’s discharge: the new medical equipment rental company and our insurance have reached an agreement for pricing on the equipment Lucas needs to go home (“almost 100% for sure, but don’t quote me on that”, according to the respiratory tech from the company.) That the equipment will all arrive by Friday is a “definite maybe” and having Lucas home by Tuesday or Wednesday at the latest is “basically a done deal”. We couldn’t be happier and more confident about where things are at ;)

Little Lucas Camilo seems genuinely content, resting comfortable in mommy’s arms this morning as she knits him some new gear. We told him about all the gifts and cards that he received at the welcome-home-Lucas party at our apartment on Sunday (since he wasn’t able to attend), and brought in some new hand-me-down onsies for him to wear that don’t need the feet cut out to fit his extra-long legs.

As we hunker down at the hospital, we’ve been saddened by the news of destruction in El Salvador following four hours of torrential rain on Saturday. Over 130 people have been killed and according to the CISPES alert that went out earlier this week, “Rescue teams are removing tons of mud, rubble and trees in search of over 70 people who are still missing, most from the community of Verapaz.” Since we both lived in El Salvador for extended periods of time and remain close to many people there the devastation of Hurricane Ida really hits home. You can donate money to the relief effort and find out more at the CISPES website.