We are blessed to have so many great people in our lives. I have gotten a ton of emails, text messages, phone calls, and fb contacts about Isaac’s health so I am posting this as a clearing house of information.
Over the last month or so Isaac had some sort of callus on his foot that had split open. It happened his other foot before so we were not that alarmed. We treated it with ointment and it was looking better.
Thursday he was complaining that it hurt really bad and was awoken that night with pain. The toe was extremely swollen and purple.
Friday morning we took him to the doctor who was quite concerned by how bad it looked. He prescribed an antibiotic and told us to come back if it got worse or to go to the hospital after hours.
Sunday night Isaac began to look sick. We took his temperature and it was climbing. After three days of antibiotics, the infection should not still be causing a fever. The infection did not look better or worse but the fever concerned us so I took him to Boca Community Hospital.
I am a registered chaplain at the hospital so it was funny being there with a patient.
Long story short, Isaac had to go on an IV of antibiotics. The infection is serious. I am taking him to his primary doctor today and we are to visit a specialist possibly tomorrow.
Now, I just saw a pastor post on his blog that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. This is nothing like that. We are blessed. This is serious, but I believe between aggressive treatment and the natural healing process of the body, Isaac will be fine.
Now, when we add the anointing to the mix, Isaac will be running around setup again in no time.
As a rule, I don’t discuss my kids publicly. I don’t use them as sermon illustrations or make them represent the church. They are kids and I let them be kids. But since the majority of my blog readers are people who know us and are concerned when my family is facing issues it is just easier for me to post it here.
What can you do? Pray. Please pray that Isaac’s foot heals at a supernatural pace. Please pray that all infection will be killed and leave his body and that the swelling will leave. Pray that the doctors don’t prescribe anything we don’t need and that they walk in divine wisdom and that Tracey and I discern the best course of treatment.
One last note…When we were in the ER last night I joked that if the toe is too bad they will have to cut it off. His response…
What are they gonna use my toe for? Tofu?
The doctors sent in other doctors to hear the joke. That’s Isaac.
