Micah Update

Hello All,

I want to take an opportunity to thank all of you, on behalf of the Andrews family for your prayers. You did an absolutely amazing job, bathing Micah & his family in prayer today. Please continue as they still need it & pass this on to your respective prayer groups.

John & Heather asked me to convey their heart felt gratitude for your overwhelming response. They've had over a hundred visitors today & much appreciate it but have requested we hold off on further visits until Micah's out of the ICU. Doctors are always concerned about infection at this stage & especially at Micah's age. Unfortunately, we all bring along our own germs with our well wishes. Besides, John & Heather haven't slept - They need some rest too. (That's from me, not them.)
Heather & Elizabeth are pretty banged up but were released from the hospital and are doing OK. Elizabeth is with family & Heather remains with Micah.

Micah's status is largely unchanged. He's being kept sedated in an effort to reduce stimuli and aid in a faster recovery. He's had a couple CT scans & an MRI. The MRI results aren't in yet. He was running a fever this morning. The nurse explained this is not abnormal with a head trauma as the brain often temporarily looses the ability to regulate body temperature. They successfully treated this with cold compresses & Tylenol. The doctor suspects Micah may have a bleed in his liver. They gave him blood this morning in an effort to "stay ahead of the bleed." Micah does react to stimuli such as a "pinch." This is overall positive but again, the doctors want to limit unnecessary contact to aid in recovery.

Again, please continue to pray for the Andrews. They're not out of the woods yet but they have a lot of peace in the knowledge that God has control over this whole situation.

I'll try to continue to give updates but if anyone has questions, please contact me. Let's let the Andrews rest a bit. They really need it.

God bless you all!
 
David Mendel