Late Evening Update

Alright, I spoke with MA a few minutes ago, here is that latest.

Overnight they had to suction TJ every hour. While it is good that they are doing this, as I think was posted, TJ says (or rather writes on a pad) that it feels like he is having a heart attack every time.

TJ's white blood cell count (WBC) is down another 1,000 or so to 7,000, just above the target of 5k-6k. On a similar note, as the WBC suggests, the intensivist still thinks that the infection is under control.

TJ's hemoglobin and another word I can't type (MA said it was basically the same thing) is running low, and so TJ may end up with a blood infusion to take care of that.

TJ's lungs are still inflamed but the doctors are still planning on trying to start weening him tomorrow.

This morning (Thailand morning) TJ seemed pretty discouraged, according to MA, but was looking better after the doctors made their rounds, who are obviously optimistic.

MA continues to be impressed by the medical staff and the attentive care TJ is recieving. It is certainly up to par with Western hospitals.

You can continue to pray for:

• The pain TJ is in, particularly when they suction
• For compelete healing of TJ's body, so he returns as healthy as he was before his first round with MRSA.
• Energy for the rest of us, most specifically for MA (who is feeling better after getting some rest) and Chip, who got to run ground ops initially mostly by himself, and is obviously still there on the ground.

Again, thank you to all of you!