22/01/2006
Bailey continues to be seriously ill, but over the weekend he has been stable, which Michelle and I are taking as a positive, especially after the way the doctors portrayed the usual course of the infection. The story at the moment is that Bailey has not got worse with the NEC infection. The medics have tested more blood and it shows that there is another infection present alongside the NEC. This is a very rare one and of all the doctors in the ICU the only one to have seen it before is one of the consultants and he has only ever seen it twice in his career. They said that the treatment is known and he is being treated for it already.
In himself Bailey is a little better, his colour has improved, his eyes look less sad, and he is back to his old self as far as touching him goes. It is on his terms. Sometimes he lets us, sometimes he kicks or punches us away.
Bailey is a very determined boy, both parents are very stubborn so i'm sure that he will continue to fight his fight. It's a tough one to watch and we would gladly change places with him.
