God is answering prayers

By Dean

I just received word from Summer who is with Simon right now. As stated in the previous post we have been uncertain about a biopsy they wanted to do on Simon. Summer and I were concerned that we did not have enough information about Simons heart which was the only remaining issue and the only remaining part the doctors were concerned about (besides the cause of all of this.) We wanted to hold off on the biopsy until we had a recent Echo done on his heart to tell us where it is. I talked to the Cardiologist this morning before I left and he said that in most cases the heart does not repair itself quickly and sometimes will not return to full functionality at all.
Simon had an Echo this morning and we just received word that his heart is at close to 70% functional (average is 60% or higher.) Last Thursday it was at 15%, last Friday it was 45-50% and the last scan was at almost 40%.
The Doctors are a little unsure what to do next. The Cardiologist has only seen improvements like this a few times in his whole career. They are putting the biopsy on hold and are trying to figure out what to do next because of how unexpected this recovery is.
Summer was in the room with the Metabologist and the Cardiologist as they were discussing the unexplained recovery of our son's heart. She overheard the Metabologist ask the Cardiologist if he was a believer, and I am unsure where the conversation went from there. I know these amazing events of the past 1 1/2 weeks was due to God amazing work in our son's life but it is even greater to see the doctors begin to recognize his marvelous work in all of this.

Part of me wants to know the exact cause of what happened so that we can take measures to prevent it again in the future, at which point I pray for wisdom for the Doctors.
Part of me wants to believe that through a miracle God saved Simon and us from a terrible event, at which point I praise God for this miracle and continue to pray for further recovery for my son, knowing that we will never know the cause.

It is great to spend time with Simon. He is pretty much back to normal. He started crying last night which is hard to hear but always good news as he can let us know how he is feeling. He isn’t very loud though because his vocal cords need to heal from the tubes.
They will be moving him out of the ICU as soon as they can find a room elsewhere in the hospital. This is great news!!!

Praise God for keeping my son alive and healing his body! Thanks to all of you have prayed for him. God, continue to heal Simons little body and thank you for how you have provided for my family and continued to give us more than we deserve. Thank you for protecting my family when I was unable to. You are our Father, you are our Comforter and the Great Physician.