Friday 2 O'clock Update

I've learned a bit more about why there's been so much uncertainty about Trevor's infection: the test results take more time than we've had thus far. The infection results will be back Sunday, the "tick borne diseases" results will take noticeably longer. They're still not sure about "tick borne" versus "strep caused", but they're treating them both just to be sure.

The schedule has changed: Trevor's hospital stay will be measured in weeks, not days. That's a big deal, isn't it? It changes everything.

They've also contacted Todd and myself (David) and warned us about some dangers of infection to ourselves, so we're taking some precautions now, and will check in with the hospital later today for additional information. Sigh. There may be implications for others who have been in contact with Trevor or his daughter Grace, who also has developed a strep infection, and who may have had it first. Please pray for a serious limitation to these effects, here in SF and at home in BC; it's not likely that there's much concern here, but it's a possibility. I guess everything's a possibility for now, except that we limit the possibilities in prayer.

The doctors are saying that the extent of tissue damage (!) from Trevor's infection may be less extensive than they first thought. That's a very good thing! There are a couple of different types of infection that this could be: they told me, but I all sounded like Latin. Let's just pray (and declare and fight for) the least complicated and the most easily cured/healed option.

Rebecca is planning another night in the hospital with her father. It looks like Judy will fly in from Ontario tomorrow (Saturday), and then the two of them will probably get a hotel for a while. Todd and I are looking at alternative means of transportation home this weekend, and other scheduling and administrative issues. It turned out that we “just happened” to bring their minivan for the trip, instead of my Toyota which was the original plan; we’ll leave that with them, of course. We’re considering flying and rental car (both expensive) or Greyhound (ugh); all have pro’s and con’s, of course. Finances are becoming an issue, hugely more so for the Macphersons, of course, but also for Todd & myself. Thanks for those prayers as well.

Thanks again for the prayer covering. I was telling Todd & Rebecca this morning that it feels like every step we take is still warm from God’s foot being there before us.

Thanks for the notes of encouragement, too. They’ll all land in Rebecca’s email box eventually, but the comments that come here first encourage Todd and myself along the way. You’re wonderful!