On Apr 16, 2007, at 2:27 PM, Martin Dale wrote:
Praise God!
It seems the majority of the battle is finally over!
The majority of his infection, it seems has been taken care of, and he has come off of both the dialysis machine and the ventilator.
I think he's been taken off a few drips and his pain medication has been lowered.
He is talking now (albeit, with a bit of a raspy voice), and is drinking (with some assistance) liquids.
His abdomen has now been sown up, and his kidney function continues to improve. His bowel is working properly, now (it seems), and they plan to move him out of ICU tomorrow! Praise God! Thank you for all your prayers of faith for him!
The only two health concerns, now are:
1. The slit where he was opened for abdominal surgery has been sown shut, but it (the actual line) is infected (they are using a topical antiseptic cream).
2. They did NOT resow his abdominal muscles back together before sowing up his skin, so he will (I'm told) need another surgery for that (further along down the line). Dr. Han says he will be able to travel home (with the aid of an abdominal bandage), but will need to get the muscle layers they cut through sown back together eventually.
Mom and I are taking turns spending time with him, and are able to speak with him and ask him questions. I told him, "The world is waiting to hear from you. What would you like to say to everybody?" He said, "I love Jesus and I love my son." (Mom wasn't in the room at the time) He looks well. I was able to feed him some water and Barley tea (something the hospital provided).
Dr. Han said that his recovery was, "miraculous"... I can only smile.
William Pratney.
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