Good news! We spoke to our good friend Justin at 20’s last night who told us he has separated his shoulders THREE times – and 2 of the times were as bad as Ed’s – and he NEVER had the operation. He said that after a few months he had regained complete movement without pain – all he has to show for it are bumps on the top of his shoulder blades… it might be that the consultant here was wanting to do surgery because he gets more money if he operates – so we’re going for a second opinion… but it may not be as bad as we thought AND Ed managed to hold Daniel this morning without it causing him too much pain - although the arm of the chair took the weight! Weight is the operative word: Daniel is now 1,520g.

Since we know that the man you're most interested in hearing about is Daniel... let's give you a quick update. During rounds on Wednesday morning the Consultant said "Daniel is one of our little heroes right now". He is doing really well: still on CPAP for his oxygen, but coming down on his settings every day. Hopefully he will move on to nasal cannula some time next week. He is growing and all four of his cheeks (!) are getting chubby. The only slight concern is that he had an eye examination yesterday which showed that he has 'Stage 2 Retinopathy' in his right eye. Apparently stages 1 and 2 are within normal limits, and almost all premature babies have this, but they have given him a blood transfusion and are keeping him under bright lights to try to stop the progression. If it progresses to stage 3 then he may need laser treatment, so for you pray-ers out there, this is an item to add to the list!