Dear family, friends and prayer partners.
We realized how we may have stirred worry because of the urgent prayer requests for E the past weeks. We praise and thank God because HIS grace is enough to sustain us through all the challenges we encounter in taking care of E. “God is our refuge and strength, A very present help in trouble.” Psalms 46:1
We all have our stories to tell on how God is writing the story of our family about this battle our 12 year old brave son is walking. (We will be having a teenager in December!) But we all look forward to hearing them from E himself one day soon. His courage and strength goes beyond his years. For a boy who knows and experienced the joys of childhood, he is steadily content with the changes he continues to go through. For E, his “new normal” began 4 years ago when he was just 8 years old. He never questioned us why he is sick this way or ever complained even if his recovery is taking him a long time. His favorite line is, “It’s ok, not now. When I am stronger.” This is the same for the activities he enjoys doing and the food he loves to eat.
While the world is going through a pandemic. Our crisis has been on-going since 2016. We will never get used to an emergency where would need to rush E to the hospital. And last Saturday was one of the those. Carrying E from the 3rd floor with an oxygen tank in tow because his oxygen level dropped to 86. This is due to the pulling of phlegm in his throat caused by a bacterial infection. After several more tests, doctors did not take long to say that he was not in a good condition. He continued to have laboured breathing and was not getting better. They had to intubate (again) and take him to the ICU.
Praise God, he is now stable. But still assisted with oxygen support. After more tests, they found a secondary infection. Ecolai. We don’t know how, but we thank God E is responding well to his medications.
We pray for his immediate and complete healing. Most especially for his throat so the airway will open up to be able to breath normally. Doctors say his throat is not yet fully healed from the previous intubations. (Has been in and out of the ICU 5 times from September last year to January this year.) He cannot have another intubation, his throat will not be able to take it any more.
We are committed to carry E through this journey. We hope and pray that you will continue to walk alongside us in prayer for:
1. Stronger and deeper faith.
2. Complete healing of E from stage 4 brain cancer. For his brain and spine to be clear from any tumor.
3. Free form any sicknesses and infections because he is already immuno-compromised.
4. Complete healing from infections and for his throat to help him breath normally.
5. Physical strength to be able to walk again and sustain his monthly chemo protocols for the next 2 years.
6. Mental, emotional and spiritual stability. To continue to be hopeful and not be discouraged of his current condition.
7. Financial provisions. (We are still paying-off previous hospitalizations.)
8. Wisdom for our doctors for future medical plans to help E heal and recover faster.
We sincerely thank you for all your love, concern and prayers. And if the Lord continues to touch your hearts to help E in his journey, you may share them through a donation to our Givealittle page.
We pray continued blessings and protection for you and your families. God bless us all.
“and He Himself bore our sins in His body on the cross, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness; for by His wounds you were healed.” 1 Peter 2:24
We believe in miracles. 🙏💚🙏
