Hubert, a 9 month old, is almost lost in the adult bed behind me in the ICU. He is so small--both in weight and stature from his malnourishment. The malnourishment came from feeding difficulties due to his cleft lip and palate. And the malnourishment has given him little chance to fight whatever illness (virus or bacteria...we don't know yet) that is currently attacking him. His lungs have suffered and this morning he was placed on the ventilator. His lungs are already stiff and the smallest parts of his lungs want to close and not reopen. This makes it hard to breathe for him. Also, because his body is so sick, his veins are "leaky" and the fluid we give him is apt to go outside the veins and arteries into areas it doesn't belong (like the lungs) which also makes it hard to breathe for him. He is quite ill...even if we had all of "western" medicine at our fingertips, he still faces a huge battle. But GOD is Sovereign and He holds Hubert in His hands. Pray for Hubert's healing. Pray for mom who is watching her child be so ill and big sister Pauline who at 3 years old doesn't really understand what the fuss is. Pray for the medical staff...that His touch may be in our hands, that His wisdom may be in our minds, that His words may be in our mouths as we care for Hubert and his family.
There is a good reason for the title of the post, but it is too frivolous for tonight. Tonight I just ask for prayer.
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