An Update as of 7/31/15 PM

What a difference a day makes! Our friends at Good News Church used to regularly pray a prayer of gratitude to God for "waking me up in my right mind." It is an easy thing to take for granted.  Today Bob is much closer to being in his right mind. He is drowsy and periodically falls asleep mid sentence , but when he is awake and talking he makes sense. He has reported hallucinations throughout the day, by has recognized them as such. He is not delirious like he was. He is asking question to get oriented and he is forgetful, but much more like the Bob we all know and love.

Thanks for your prayers and love. They're working! Now we just need to solve the mystery of what got us to this point so we can solve the underlying issues.

--Megan

An Update as of 7/31/15

We are feeling cautiously optmistic today. Bob was transferred through the night to the Cleveland Clinic. Bob's dad was a trooper and not only oversaw the transfer process but rode in the ambulance through the night. They arrived at the Clinic early this morning, where they were met by Bob's sister and her husband. We are already experiencing a dramatic difference in the quality of care. Bob is also doing better. He has had moments of greater lucidity. The doctor we spoke with said he was "an interesting guy," which made us laugh. But the team does seem to be genuinely interested in the complexities of his case.

We are buoyed by the outpouring of love, prayers, and support we are receiving. I am currently back at Chautauqua to get packed up from our interrupted vacation but drinking in the love of our extended family gathered here and being nourished with delight in our grandchildren.

Megan

An Update as of 7/30/15

Yesterday was a difficult day. Bob had a terrible seizure in the morning that lasted more than an hour. Now almost 24 hours later he is still delirious. The miracle we are praying for is that the damage is not permanent. We are waiting for a bed to become available at The Cleveland Clinic, in order for him to be transferred there.

We continue to be grateful for your prayers and loving thoughts.

--Megan

In Need of Prayer Once Again- 07/29/15

Friends, we are once again activating this blog to provide updates on Bob's condition, which has recently taken a turn for the worse. Bob is currently in the Buffalo General Hospital. He has been suffering from digestive complaints for the past two months, and his increasingly not seemed like himself. We are on vacation with our extended family in Chautauqua. On Monday, he collapsed while out walking at Chaitauqua and was repeatedly vomiting, so we took him to the ER in Jamestown, NY.   There they discovered that his white blood cell count was nearly zero and he essentially had no working immune system-- which is quite dangerous. So he was transferred here to Buffalo where he could get more specialized care. He is getting good care here, although the underlying cause of all of this is still a mystery. We'll keep you posted as we know more.

Today (Wednesday), he is sedated after a strong seizure and they have put him on a feeding tube. They are keeping him in the neurology ICU until they know more.

Please pray for wisdom for the doctors and healing mercies for Bob.


-Megan