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Please pray, meditate, send positive energies and thoughts to my grandson, Johnathon and his healing.

He was born a month early to a mother of grave's so he has/had some immune weaknesses.

He's had three ear infections in his short six months already...two of which have had to have antibiotics changed because the first weren't working.

David, my boy, got a viral infection from preschool. It was an immediate respiratory issue...bronchitis like and very tight. I took him to Dr. last Friday and they said that nothing is infected and gave him codeine cough syrup for the cough and to help loosen the phlegm that was keeping airways tight.

Saturday Johnathon woke up with a cough...belly cough. By Saturday night, I had daughter take him to ER because he was screaming and had a tight cough. They said he had an ear infection and though chest was tight, his lungs were clear and there was no sign of wheezing. They gave him antibiotics and sent him home.

I told daughter to call first thing Monday to have peds check up on him...that's his airway plus another ear infection and he's not had a good track record so far...just to check status.

We had to call today because daughter called me this morning and I could hear him wheezing through the phone. I about died! It was horrible. I'd never heard anything like it personally.

The dr wanted to see him today and we took him. There they immediately gave him a breathing treatment. His pulse-ox was pretty OK at 97 but his heart rate was rapid as was his breathing...rapid but not labored.

So they gave him the breathing treatment and he was doing better a bit...still wheezing but not breathing so rapidly. They changed his antibiotics because he now had a double ear infection (the others were working just enough to keep pain and fever at bay). They also sent her home with an inhaler and spacer to use. Before he left, they gave him a shot of rocephin to jump-start the healing as they could.

His diagnosis was double ear infection and bronchiolitis. I'd never heard of it...obviously aware of bronchitis but not this. It's something that children under 2 get and is usually the result of a virus (as here) and often RSV virus. This is what I've read online anyhow.

We're petrified because it can be dangerous. Bronchitis is the inflamation of larger passageways. This is the inflamation of the small airways leading to lungs that are already small, add under two and they're very, very small. It doesn't take much for them to close, and it doesn't respond too well to steroids or antibiotics.

We called the dr tonight because his wheezing was loud again and breath more rapid...no labored breathing, no signs of anything too horribly scary and not life-threatening. He told her to use her judgment but if he was same as when brought in today he should be OK, just watch closely. He said he may end up in the hospital for this.

She's up all night watching him as I can't get to her or him due to bad roads. She knows to call ambulance immediately at any warning signs. I will relieve her first thing in the morning so that she can sleep.

As soon as he's better, he's to see an ENT for tubes in ears. I pray that gives him relief of this infections, therefore helping his little immune system.

I'm so very frightened for my love. I love him so incredibly and feel so amazingly helpless right now.

Please send prayers, energies and thoughts for my precious grandboy.

KD