Today we are going to pray for Seton’s brain stem.
The brain stem is deep in the brain and it leads to the
spinal cord. Its functions are:
- Breathing, Heart Rate, Swallowing Reflexes, seeing and hearing (Startle Response)
- Controls sweating, blood pressure, digestion, temperature (Autonomic Nervous System)
- Affects level of alertness
- Ability to sleep
- Sense of balance (Vestibular Function)
Observed Problems
- Decreased vital capacity in breathing, important for speech
- Swallowing food and water (Dysphagia)
- Difficulty with organization/perception of the environment
- Problems with balance and movement
- Dizziness and nausea (Vertigo)
- Sleeping difficulties (Insomnia, sleep apnea)
As you all know Seton does not really know how to swallow
and here recently he doesn’t seem to remember how or when to sleep…he was up
til 6:30am! So he is crashed out in bed right now. He was awake yesterday for most of
the day he took 1 short nap around 1:30pm and started dosing off around 7:30pm
so we had him in bed by 8:15, (normally he is in bed by 9:15pm). The earlier
bed time did not work. We have tried everything from baths, reading books,
calming lotion, listening to music, to sleeping on his changing table (which he
likes the most) nothing seems to get him in a pattern, what works one night
will not work the next…
~Shawna~
Two Blind Men Receive
Sight
29 As
Jesus and his disciples were leaving Jericho, a large crowd followed him. 30 Two
blind men were sitting by the roadside, and when they heard that Jesus was
going by, they shouted, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”
31 The
crowd rebuked them and told them to be quiet, but they shouted all the louder,
“Lord, Son of David, have mercy on us!”
32 Jesus
stopped and called them. “What do you want me to
do for you?” he asked.
33 “Lord,”
they answered, “we want our sight.”
34 Jesus
had compassion on them and touched their eyes. Immediately they received their
sight and followed him.
Matthew 20: 29-34 (NIV)
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