What We Know

Hi faithful friends! We are very encouraged by your prayers and are so thankful for you . I told Micah today that he must have hundreds of people praying for him even all over the country! We have been introduced to new teams of doctors today as infectious disease has joined the company. We are trying to rule out infectious diseases or pinpoint one so that we know where to go with treatment. The truth is everyone seems somewhat baffled. The good news is there is no tumor etc. The bad news is we don't know Micah's prognosis. Some kids just keep getting better and make a 100% recovery; others have lasting effects be that mental or physical. There is no way to determine what kind he will be and from my understanding there is nothing that has been shown to dramatically affect the outcome. There is talk of ADEM (he recommended mayo clinic's sight for information), mono, flu, meningitis, tick born illnesses, hand foot mouth, etc. Micah is more feisty today, and still running a fever. I sent Matt home to recoup for a while as he was growing tired having not left the hospital. He will be back soon with Margot and Owen for a visit. We are growing weary, friends. Being up here and focused on only Micah has made the severity sink in for me. He is still so sick; I am very scared. Seeing doctor after doctor look in bewilderment is frightening. Please pray for strength. They are making it seem like we may not get to the bottom of this for a little while. We are praying that is not the case, but are also preparing to be here for the long haul. They have also mentioned continued thereapies even after we leave the hospital. However, we don't even know how to prepare for the long term because there is just no way to know. We will continue to wait, trust, and pray. We have moved to a real room now-but aren't really sure on the visitor policy for Micah: I know everyone is wearing masks and gloves etc. when they come in. The facility here is wonderful and there are lots of break rooms, palyrooms, etc. and as time goes on, I am sure Matt and I might like some visitors while another family member could sit with Micah. We ask that you call/text/e-mail first. There are lots of doctors in and out and we obviously want to be very thorough with them. Thank you for lifting our family and sweet Micah before the throne. God is good all the time and we will continue to praise Him.