An Update as of 9/4/12

Today was a very difficult day. The EEG showed that he had 30 seizures this afternoon. He lost his ability to speak or communicate. He was just twitching more and more and looked terrified. Bob is now heavily sedated and on a ventilator. They plan to keep him resting like this for several days.

Bryn noticed as she was leaving this evening that the tests came back that it is not Lyme Disease and not West Nile. If they conclude it is a virus or a parasite, there may be little treatment. It will be just a matter of whether his body can fight off the infection. If we change course and decide it is an autoimmune disorder and we suppress his immune system and we guess wrong, it could be a disaster. Please pray for wisdom as we navigate the decisions we will have to make in the coming days. And that given the chance to rest that Bob’s body can do what it needs to do to heal.

I’m (Megan) looking at the white board in his hospital room and noticing that one of goals at the beginning of the day was to get out of bed and do some walking around. How quickly things can change.