Wednesday, March 9, 2011

Family Crisis




My sister's 5 year old grandson, Micah Morrison developed complications called ADEM after a case of viral pneumonia. A very simple explanation for non-medical people that my physician husband gave me was antibodies changed from attacking the infection to attacking the brain and spinal cord. Little Micah was rushed to Vanderbilt Childrens Hospital unable to walk, talk or swallow. It was a very critical situation that we having been following by reading The Micah Mandate.blogspot.com. We have been very grateful for great medical care and a physician who told my nephew that Micah was in the "Great Physician's hands". Yes, there has been many prayers upholding this young family, Matt and Ginny and their other 2 children as well.
Memories of my own bout of encephalitis after mumps when I was 15 years old came flooding back to me. The extreme pain of light too bright and noise too loud, the high fever and inability to stand up were suddenly vividly recalled. My case was not as severe as Micah's, but I was in the bed for a month and weak for 6 months. I also had a loving family who supported me with many prayers to our loving Heavenly Father.
Today I cried as I watched the video posted of Micah out of his hospital bed actually WALKING!
My husband and I visited him in that room just Friday night and his legs were totally limp. But we sang an old song that I learned from my mother and father in Sunday School when I was a child. This song made Micah smile...

"It's bubbling, it's bubbling, it's bubbling in my soul,
They're singing and laughing since Jesus made me whole,
Folks don't understand it,nor people reason why,
It's bubbling, bubbling, bubbling day and night!"

We don't understand, but we do trust the One who does and who promised to be with us ALWAYS!

1 comment:

wendy said...

Update:Micah now reports he is 93% better!He can almost run and is able to speak again.
His family is thankful to the LORD!