Update on Samuel - 7:45 pm

We are still in the Trauma ER.  We've been here the entire day. They have been saying they were moving him for several hours, but we are still here.  It has been a very busy day here. We share a trauma pod with a lady who has been having seizures all day. Each time it happens it brings me to tears. I cannot even imagine going through all that she is having to go through. Please pray for her. I don't know her name, but she is in bed 1.  Each time a she starts a seizure, I go get the nurses.  She came in this morning right after us.  There's so many ER cases today that they had to line them up in the halls and only give the ER beds to the worst of them.   I am so ready to be out of this area. 

The doctors are very confused about what's going on with Samuel. The CT scan with all the contrast showed "no abnormalities."  Now they don't know what to think. They know something is wrong, but they don't know what it is. The drainage in the JP is a different color and smell than anything Dr. Duke or Dr. Kozar have ever seen. No one has any answers. They want to think on it for tonight and then try to come up with a plan tomorrow morning. You can tell that it is really bothering both of them that they can't figure this out. They come by occasionally and check for things that randomly cross their minds. They are very puzzled by the whole situation. Samuel has a low grade fever and still has a heart rate of 110-120. His pain has lessened throughout the day and he sleeps for short periods between doctors and nurses coming in and out.  Pray for wisdom and direction for Samuel's doctors. Pray for rest and complete healing for Samuel. Dr. Kozar did confirm today that Dr. Duke was correct and it will take more like 8-9 months instead of the 6 months we hoped for to be able to go back in and start repairing things. She recommended that Samuel attend college in the fall and plan for surgeries next spring. So that's the plan if we can get over this latest obstacle. I know we will in time and I do trust that God has a plan for Samuel.