David will see Dr. Chen tomorrow (didn't see him today) and have a Cat Scan done...please ask God to calm the irritability in David's brain and that the Bakers would all know real peace in this uncertain, concerning situation.
Will let you know what we find out tomorrow...
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Friday, September 4, 2009
Good News!
David is being sent home with the good news that there doesn't seem to be any seizure activity in his brain! There is a little frontal lobe activity happening, though, so he will see Dr. Chen again on Tuesday.
Good news??
GREAT NEWS!!
Good news??
GREAT NEWS!!
David Needs Your Prayer Tonight!
Hello long lost blog world...
Want to get the word out ASAP for all of you to be praying for David this evening. Please spread the word!
Over the past 24 hours David has experienced 3 different occurrences of "zoning out" - with symptoms similar to a seizure.
When the Bakers got word from Dr. Chen, he asked for David to go to the ER and get an EEG. So Matt, Kathe and David are on their way to Memorial Hermann to see what is going on.
Please pray as this is obviously upsetting and a huge unknown right now as well. Please pray for clear results and a clear path from here forward. This could require something as simple as an adjustment to David's seizure medication - which we are all praying for! Knowing the flip side of that possible simple solution, though, having been there before, makes tonight an easy night for anxiousness to creep into hearts fast and furious.
Just a quick catch up - in the past month, David has been weaned off of his seizure medication, had an adverse reaction and experienced a seizure on what would have been the first day of his junior year, restarted the medication immediately, and has been attending classes and worship team meetings and tutoring on a daily basis every since! A lot going on for David, but he has been adjusting amazingly well!
These "zoning out" episodes are clearly not what anyone was hoping for...nobody was hoping to end up back at Memorial Hermann even for a quick visit, (everybody loves Dr. Chen but not THAT much, come on!), so please pray for the Bakers tonight as they wait for the results of the EEG and any other tests that may be ordered.
I'll update as soon as we know anything! Thank you for remembering David, even months after his first surgery, in your prayers! The Bakers are truly, truly eternally grateful.
Want to get the word out ASAP for all of you to be praying for David this evening. Please spread the word!
Over the past 24 hours David has experienced 3 different occurrences of "zoning out" - with symptoms similar to a seizure.
When the Bakers got word from Dr. Chen, he asked for David to go to the ER and get an EEG. So Matt, Kathe and David are on their way to Memorial Hermann to see what is going on.
Please pray as this is obviously upsetting and a huge unknown right now as well. Please pray for clear results and a clear path from here forward. This could require something as simple as an adjustment to David's seizure medication - which we are all praying for! Knowing the flip side of that possible simple solution, though, having been there before, makes tonight an easy night for anxiousness to creep into hearts fast and furious.
Just a quick catch up - in the past month, David has been weaned off of his seizure medication, had an adverse reaction and experienced a seizure on what would have been the first day of his junior year, restarted the medication immediately, and has been attending classes and worship team meetings and tutoring on a daily basis every since! A lot going on for David, but he has been adjusting amazingly well!
These "zoning out" episodes are clearly not what anyone was hoping for...nobody was hoping to end up back at Memorial Hermann even for a quick visit, (everybody loves Dr. Chen but not THAT much, come on!), so please pray for the Bakers tonight as they wait for the results of the EEG and any other tests that may be ordered.
I'll update as soon as we know anything! Thank you for remembering David, even months after his first surgery, in your prayers! The Bakers are truly, truly eternally grateful.
Monday, April 6, 2009
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Sighs of Relief!
It seems that David's headaches are most likely from the therapy he's been doing these last couple of weeks...his brain is working overtime trying to connect all the dots that have been a little jumbled since his surgery.
So we all collectively sigh and thank God for the no news!!
Please continue to pray for David, Matt & Kathe as they day by day walk this road in faith...trusting God and living the life He has given, to the fullest! Unaltered by fear or worry!
Since the surgery, David's short term memory has been greatly affected...there are days where little improvements can be seen, and then there are days when it seems the pendulum swings back the other way.
It is quite a road.
A huge praise is that David is, and this won't come as a surprise, happy and hopeful...his personality shines more and more as the days go by, and we keep praying that his short term memory will come back more and more each day as well!
Join us.
So we all collectively sigh and thank God for the no news!!
Sigh.
Thank You.
Thank You.
Please continue to pray for David, Matt & Kathe as they day by day walk this road in faith...trusting God and living the life He has given, to the fullest! Unaltered by fear or worry!
Since the surgery, David's short term memory has been greatly affected...there are days where little improvements can be seen, and then there are days when it seems the pendulum swings back the other way.
It is quite a road.
A huge praise is that David is, and this won't come as a surprise, happy and hopeful...his personality shines more and more as the days go by, and we keep praying that his short term memory will come back more and more each day as well!
Join us.
Long Overdue Update!
It's been almost a month since David has been home!
And it's been a good month of getting settled back at home for the Bakers - getting settled into a new routine of lots of therapy at TIRR and at Shriner's with some TOP KNOTCH therapists, and lots of therapy at home (with some non-professional but equally top knotch therapists: Matt & Kathe!) - memory games, reading comprehension, tennis, drum lessons, journaling, and swimming to name a few! David Baker is a busy man working to regain his short term memory! And his parents are busy helping him too!
As far as David's physical health, he has continued to improve and has been doing great!
However, in the last 24 hours, David has experienced 3 major headaches.
If you read this this morning, please thank God for His protection of David thus far, and His grace over the past month. Pray also for David's brain to settle down. Pray that the headaches and pain would cease and that Dr. Chen is able to call the Bakers back as soon as possible with some wisdom to speak into the situation.
Pray for peace and for fear to again, be bound from entering the Baker's hearts...a headache to most of us seems minimal, no cause for alarm. A headache in the Baker's world is a lot scarier than that. Pray that they would all have the strength to cling to Jesus and His Word and to not operate out of a spirit of fear.
Thanks for checking in on David!!
And it's been a good month of getting settled back at home for the Bakers - getting settled into a new routine of lots of therapy at TIRR and at Shriner's with some TOP KNOTCH therapists, and lots of therapy at home (with some non-professional but equally top knotch therapists: Matt & Kathe!) - memory games, reading comprehension, tennis, drum lessons, journaling, and swimming to name a few! David Baker is a busy man working to regain his short term memory! And his parents are busy helping him too!
As far as David's physical health, he has continued to improve and has been doing great!
However, in the last 24 hours, David has experienced 3 major headaches.
If you read this this morning, please thank God for His protection of David thus far, and His grace over the past month. Pray also for David's brain to settle down. Pray that the headaches and pain would cease and that Dr. Chen is able to call the Bakers back as soon as possible with some wisdom to speak into the situation.
Pray for peace and for fear to again, be bound from entering the Baker's hearts...a headache to most of us seems minimal, no cause for alarm. A headache in the Baker's world is a lot scarier than that. Pray that they would all have the strength to cling to Jesus and His Word and to not operate out of a spirit of fear.
Thanks for checking in on David!!
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Thank You
Can you believe that David WALKED out of the Neurotrauma ICU straight to the car, straight home?!
So much to thank God for - so many ways He has blessed the Bakers - many of those blessings are the staff of Memorial Hermann - so many of them were out of town/off of work yesterday when David left the hospital, but a few are pictured above.
Thank you, Lord, for surrounding the Bakers with loving, knowledgeable, attentive, personable, talented, compassionate people during their hospital "visits" - You knew what they needed to make it through each long day and night and we thank You for giving them the sweet staff You did.
And thank YOU, David's nurses...you know who you are...so grateful for you and the hard work and depth of love you extended to the Bakers.
Here's your proof! Believe it!
So much to thank God for - so many ways He has blessed the Bakers - many of those blessings are the staff of Memorial Hermann - so many of them were out of town/off of work yesterday when David left the hospital, but a few are pictured above.
Thank you, Lord, for surrounding the Bakers with loving, knowledgeable, attentive, personable, talented, compassionate people during their hospital "visits" - You knew what they needed to make it through each long day and night and we thank You for giving them the sweet staff You did.
And thank YOU, David's nurses...you know who you are...so grateful for you and the hard work and depth of love you extended to the Bakers.
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