God is certainly taking care of Emanuel and answering your
prayers. The boarder crossing was faster
than I ever thought possible. I called
ahead and talked to two supervisors who later met me at the door and led me
into the facility. When we got word that
Juan and Emanuel were close I went out to meet them and brought them past the
extremely long line to the supervisors who took us to the exit and passed us
through so fast that I was amazed that we didn't get a speeding ticket. They also had a wheelchair waiting for them
and both supervisors stood with them while I went to get my car. Talk about VIP treatment. The President doesn't get over the boarder
faster than that.
Emanuel's doctor in Portland
had called me and strongly urged me to take him immediately to an emergency
room in San Diego . We are very thankful that we did that. From the emergency room at UCSD he was
transported by ambulance to Rady’s Children’s Hospital where he spent the night
in the Intensive Care Unit. This morning
the nephrologist (kidney doctor) told us that he was in very serious
condition. While he looked pretty good
on the outside his blood was so messed up on the inside that he literally could
have dropped dead of a heart failure at any moment.
Emanuel has received a blood transfusion and other
treatments. Today he will have surgery
to put a catheter (not a port) in his chest to facilitate dialysis. When he gets to Portland they will start looking for a
transplant donor.
Speaking of donors, today we received the good news that
someone is donating the money to fly Juan and Emanuel to Portland so that they will arrive quickly at
OHSU and so that they will not have to suffer my driving for two days. I and my car, unfortunately, still have to
suffer my driving.
Pray for the ability to fly to Portland sooner rather than later.
Pray for Emanuel’s health and eventual kidney transplant.
Pray that Emanuel’s mother will be able to get a visa to
come and care for her son while dad gets back to work.
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