Prayer Request Update 2

April 3, 2007 by · 1 Comment
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Here’s the latest on JP:

We can tell JP is recovering because his sarcasm has returned.  After they took him off the ventilator, he spent a few days with an oxygen mask, but yesterday that was off, too, and we could finally understand him. It’s possible that he could be out of the ICU and into a regular room within a couple of days.

I’m still mystified as to how he got so sick. I’m speculating now, but it’s possible that he developed sepsis as a result of the pneumonia infection, which led to decreased functioning of his kidneys, liver, and pancreas. That’s all getting better, but he can’t have solid food until his organs are capable of processing everything.

In the meantime, his new daughter was born Tuesday the 27th and is already home with her brother and sisters.

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Prayer Request

March 22, 2007 by · 1 Comment
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Please pray for JP, a former camp co-worker of mine from 20 years ago.  He’s been hospitalized with breathing difficulty and is not responding to antibiotics (for suspected pneumonia).  His wife is expecting their 4th child on April 1.

UPDATE 3/23/07:

The doctors think it’s definitely pneumonia–a bad case–and today they took a fluid sample from his lungs to determine precisely what type. The test results should be back tomorrow, at which point they’ll be able to determine a more targeted, aggressive treatment than he has received so far.

He’s on a ventilator–apparently that’s SOP for pneumonia–and still sedated, because reportedly the conscious patients don’t enjoy the ventilator so much.

His wife is doing reasonably well and has the support of family.

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