As most of you know, i've been in new mexico for over 2 weeks collectively... I had an amazing birthday in new mexico visiting my big brother and his beautiful family... i got back from my trip at 4am in the morning on thurs. and that evening I got one of the most horrifying phone calls of my life... My brother was in the ICU and was on life support.
He has a rare form of cancer that makes his immune system super fragile and on top of that he had his spleen removed when he was a kid which makes you even more vulnerable to illness... it started out as pneumonia, which turned into a full blown body and blood infection and he is fighting for his life...
He's in kidney and liver failure and many other things are going wrong besides that... his insulin is out of whack because the kidney's aren't functioning... because of the lack of blood in his oxygen he's begining to have muscle breakdown... because of the muscle breakdown he's starting to get tissue damage on his feet... he's in an induced coma and can't get the mucus out of his lungs on his own- so they have to suction- but suctioning completely exhausts him and causes him tremendous pain... its a huge never ending hodge podge of medical craziness...
he's got catheters in places I didn't know there could be catheters... he's got an IV going straight into his heart- I've only ever seen that on an episode of ER...
And through all of this, his wife remains ever positive and ever faithful that God is in control. And He is!
My brother is an amazing man. He's smart, funny, strong... he's an incredible daddy and a wonderful husband. He's one of my best friends. I told him I loved him and he squeezed my hand. My heart sang...
Thank ya'll a million times for praying so hard for us... and keep the prayers comin'... I have no idea when i'll be back in San Antonio- but i'll catch up with everyone soon!
love- angy
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