September 9, 2005 - Faith made it real!

Greetings from CA! Well, it has been a busy day for Master Erik! We started at 11am and are still going now at 11:30pm. It has been a good day though. There were 3 main steps. First the angiogram. This was great. The doctor came out from the procedure to let us know that the blood flow to and from Erik's brain was much improved from prior to the last procedure. PRAISE GOD!!!!!!!!!!! This improvement also allowed for the doctors to remove the large mass of tissue and blood AS WELL AS the smaller one located last week. This was the second phase of treatment today. The procedure went well and Erik remained stable throughout the procedure. The mass they removed was 6cm in size!!!! This is 30% larger than expected. He should experience some relief as far as pressure goes from getting this out! The third phase was to perform an angiogram to look at everything. All was good. The ventricles were slightly enlarged but this could be due to the recent MRIs changing the setting. We will see because he was just taken down for a CT to check all of this. Prayer requests: 1) Our understanding is that the second day after a procedure like Erik had is the day there is more swelling. In Erik, this can do many things such as increase or cause seizure activity. Please pray for stability so he does not start to seize. He has been 10 days without any seizures and we want this to continue!!!! 2) Please pray for COMPLETE restoration to come quickly for Erik. 3) Please pray that Erik will remain "complication free". 4) Please pray for the nurses and physicians caring for Erik to be attentive and on high alert to any changes in him. 5) Pray for a safe trip for the kids on Saturday to CA. 6) Please pray for those who read this and those who are in the world who are not Christians. Experiencing all of this with Erik has really made us realize how lost people must feel without Christ in their lives. Our prayer is that Erik's trials will be for a purpose - to reach those who are not Christians and bring them to salvation!!!!!!!!!!!!! More than anything, please remember to thank God for answering our sincere prayers for healing in Erik. It is so powerful to be experiencing a miracle made possible ONLY through God! The physicians all but said this to me today which was a blesing to see the witness Erik has had. Today we have seen the Heavens open up and a miracle delivered! PRAISE GOD!!!!!!!!!!! Love in Christ, Erik's Family