Wednesday June 26, 2013 Beginning of Part 3

History of a Miracle Part 3

The details of the second hospitalization

Wednesday, June 26

To family:

Grandpa Ken fell in the night after getting up to the bathroom, and couldn't get back up.  His mind was clear, but he couldn't walk or dress.  I called Hermana Martinez and the zone leaders and again a zone leader drove us to Temuco. We are now waiting for Dr. Rivas.  We still don't know if it is just low sodium in the blood or return of vasculitis or what.  Or if it is the sodium, why?

To President Martinez:

Not a stroke. No brain hemorrhage, no vasculitis, no thrombosis. But he does have a bad sinus infection. Right leg is very weak. The body is remembering that things used to be bad. Hermana Babcock

Translation of Email to Sister Martinez:

We wait. We have only seen Dr. Rivas. Other physicians need to come. Dr. Rivas if it is bacterial or fungal or why the infection is so bad.  It is a secondary effect of the cortisone.  We hope.  We spoke with Dr. Suazo, the ear doctor. The infection is bacterial and Elder Babcock has intravenous antibiotics.  There were unusual symptoms and lack of symptoms to help the doctors recognize it last week.  It is difficult, because no one can explain in English and no one tried to do it in Spanish. Or perhaps I cannot understand what they said and the names of medications. I'm staying at the clinic at night. Sometimes the doctors come very late

I talked with Dr Mikesell and he called me with a list of things to ask when talking to Dr. Rivas morning. Thank you for your suggestion to call him. We are waiting again. Dr. Rivas doesn’t want to do anything that would spread the sinus infection and Elder Babcock also needs to be more stable and have more control of his movements before they do an MRI of the spine. Much interest from the doctors. They are going to do a lot to understand and help. Love, Sister Babcock

Doctor Suazo, ear doctor came in and said they had started antibiotics. Doctora Concha came and said she was going to have Dr. Suazo do a mini surgery clean up and maybe take a biopsy to culture to see exactly what they are dealing with. She wants to push them to see why the sodium goes low. Ken did well for her but after she left he went to the bathroom with a bit of help, but as he was getting ready to come back to bed his right arm and leg went dead again. It took Daniel, a big man, and a chair to get him back to bed. We got Dr. Concha back and she got Dr. Rivas back. He was able to move more for Dr. Rivas. But he wants to do a spinal MRI tomorrow and other things, but they have to get him stable. He is cold and shivery. They don't want to do anything to spread the sinus infection. I called the mission doctor who called a neurosurgeon in Salt Lake and gave me a list of things to ask about tomorrow. So we still need faithful prayers.

I will spend the night in the clinic. Sorry about the typos. The computer needs charging and I brought only one plug adapter so I have to charge one at a time. I can buy another one tomorrow.