Day 4 at Children's Hospital

First, we want to thank all of you who have been praying, calling and emailing regarding Michael. We are truly blessed to have friends and families like you! Please keep praying as Michael is not coming home for a while. Maybe days or even weeks. Hopefully, just days.

Then the good news. We are glad that his brain is not affected. His mind is clear. He is also able to help himself in the bathroom. He can walk around and does not have a catheter. Right now he's eating a Jello. And perhaps the biggest good news is that it does not seem to be the worst case of SJ Syndrome. Hopefully. His spirit is great. He's praying and trusting the Savior. He knows that God is in total control. There are a few other good news bits but I can't think of them all right now. Here he is showing his Victory sign.

His syndrome is still going through its cycle. The blisters and lesions on his skin and face are still getting worse. The fever comes and goes. He still gets a lot of pain so they gave him a way to control the morphine that comes in. All he has to do is press the button and an added dose of morphine flows in.

Here are some pictures of his neck and chest. The lesions are still spreading and will eventually dry up and come off. The doctors (and nurses) put a solution on his skin frequently so that his skin will not be infected. He says that his sight is blurry. We have asked for the eye doctor to come and check his eyes again. But fortunately, there are no lesions or blisters on his eyes. His lips are really blistered and swollen. I didn't want to put up the picture... Not a very pretty picture..



The doctors are going to put a deep IV that goes close to the heart. It's called PICC. That is to enable his body to get vitamins and better nourishment. The IV thru his arm is not robust enough to give him the nutrients he needs.

The doctors can't really give him anything to heal him. It's really up to his body to heal itself. But of course we know that God is the one in control. And He can heal this body in His time.

We praise God for all of you. Please keep praying until he's out of the hospital. (Here are some pictures from Halloween/Costume party: Pictures)

And Happy Thanksgiving!