Family and friends,

 

We visited Abe this morning. We also spoke with the doctor for a while.

Yesterday Abe’s abdomen was bloated and he had fever which caused the doctors  concern. His digestive system is not working the way it should and the risk was there that one of his  intestine could burst and so they took precaution on that. A few catscans were done on his abdomen to take precaution. This morning he had a big bowel movement and the bloatedness is gone again. Praise the Lord he answers prayers, we prayed that Abe would  cause the nurses work to clean him up and they sure had to. Yet they are looking for  it to move on a continues basis. His abdomen problem is not helping his brain improve. The doctor said if a healthy person has problems in the stomach and abdomen as Abe has, he would be down in the bed as well.  The doctor said as long as he has issues like he had yesterday they say it is not an option to take him out of the ICU. They are not giving Abe any supplements into the stomach. But he said they give him different kind of nutrition in his IV which they also will look at closely how it will affect him. The doctor says that  at this point, as long as he does not experience setbacks he is doing good.

Walter asked the doctor about his brain and he says it is to soon to tell. As mention earlier, other complications slow that down as well. The doctor again said that Abe has been without oxygen for the first 10 min and that has affected his brain. He said his brain has  some activity, but it is disorganized. Brain trauma, Spinal trauma, and digestive problems are all connected.

They will do another catscan on the head on Friday. And then as he would think now an EEG which is a more complete test on his brain beginning of next week and that test should show results again on his brain activity.

This morning we saw more response. He moved his leg and arm and his eyelids fluttered more, too. He also turned his head  and lifted it a bit this morning. The therapist said he had opened his eyes yesterday when she gave him treatment. The catscans on his abdomen showed very good results on the surgery on his vertebrae.

Pray that Abe’s stomach will function right

Pray that his digestive system will work

Pray that his fever will go away completely.

Pray that his body will be completely healed and his brain to be restored.

 

The doctor encourages us to speak to Abe, encourage him boldly, which to me (Walter) seems Otto Reimers daughters are better at then I am.

 

Walter & Betty