Miguel's Health, Recovery, and Ongoing Treatment
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Connexion MinistriesThis is where we'll post updates to Miguel's health, challenges, and needs. Thanks for checking in.
$19,513
raised by 35 people
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Important Health Update
Hey family. Here we are again in the hospital. Miguel's condition worsened after his surgery last month, and he was admitted to the hospital via Emergency on Tuesday. He has/had a pretty bad infection (sepsis) from the surgery area in his liver. As of Friday, his bloodwork shows that the infection is being cleared nicely by the antibiotic he's on, and they'll continue that antibiotic for a total of 7 days.
The big issue now is that his liver numbers are still very high, and so he cannot currently receive treatment. We have been told that his oncologist does not expect his liver to recover, so has discontinued treatment and moved him fully to palliative care. We were not included/consulted in that decision, so we will schedule a meeting with the oncologist to discuss. There are some discrepancies in the findings from all the imaging that has been done recently, and some issues that have shown up in his bloodwork (anemia and others) and we have not had the opportunity to discuss these with a doctor either.
This weekend, he has been eating well, getting in lots of protein, he is up and walking several times per day and is overall just feeling better. We expect to be able to return home on Wednesday and we will continue with gentle liver support, eating, walking, etc. We will monitor his liver function and healing process ourselves via bloodwork we can have drawn and tested near home. There's a doctor close by who can help with that.
We appreciate all your prayers for continued healing, strength, and peace for our entire family, especially for Miguel. The doctors have underestimated his strength and ability to move forward in healing through all of this because they don't account for the fact that The Almighty is his strength and his shield. ⚔️ 🛡️ Miguel has beaten all the odds and statistics so far, and we look forward to God helping him through once again.
We are in immediate need of a wheelchair for Miguel’s size and frame, a new influx of funds for uncovered meds and associated costs, and ongoing and unexpected expenses over the next few months.
With love, Lauren, Kate, and Miguel
As many of you know, we've been through it this past 3+ years. Pain and discomfort, diagnosis, cancer detected, unbelievable insurance and medical bureaucracy to navigate, 4 surgeries, chemo, and last year's a 20 hour surgery which was supposed to be curative.
There have been many challenges in and around all of these to include physical, mental, spiritual, and financial. It's been a tough road.
We are thankful for all of you that have donated generously to keeping Miguel alive. We mean it. We have known more than a few here who have passed because they couldn't afford to pay for treatment etc.
Our current 'challenges,' are facing life-long chemo, gaining weight, building muscle, avoiding cachexia (wasting disease), autism induced by, or brought more to the surface by surgeries, chemo, and other treatments, and navigating life with 3-4 monthly appointments, travel, etc.
Miguel is able to keep his weight at its present level, but he fluctuates by 8-10 pounds twice a month and that's not exactly healthy. We are currently supplementing protein powder, but, it costs about a hundred and twenty bucks per container, and lasts only a month.
If you'd like to purchase 1 or 2 containers, use this platform towards that end, or contact us via Facebook messenger for other options.
Even with many donations, we are still accumulating debt. Simply put, we can use an influx of new donations. If you are able to make a recurring monthly donation, great. If you can donate one time, awesome! If you cannot donate but can share these updates, we appreciate it greatly.
In any case, this platform is trusted and secure and we've been using it for a lot of years. You can trust that your donation will get to us safely and in a timely manner.
We Love you all.
Miguel, Lauren, and Kate.