We received the following update from Josh's sister today:
Luka has hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), which is severe complete kidney failure in children. He (and Josh and Mandy) were evacuated to Nairobi, Kenya, where Luka is in the ICU of a children's hospital there. He had surgery last night to have various tubes and wires put in, including the stint that will be used for dialysis. He now has 8 tubes/wires coming out of his little body and doesn't like any of them! They did do a blood transfusion and now they've started dialysis and will continue it for 48 hours, which is all the longer the machine can do it. At the end of the 48 hours, they will either reset the machine and do it for 48 hours again, or they will begin the next phase of dialysis, which will be everyday for at least 2 weeks (but they do not yet know how many hours of dialysis he will need each day). Luka does not seem to like the dialysis machine either and is very fussy! There is still a lot of talk of transferring them to a hospital in South Africa, but first they need to get Luka stabilized; so for now they're in Kenya.
Please pray for:
Luka has hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS), which is severe complete kidney failure in children. He (and Josh and Mandy) were evacuated to Nairobi, Kenya, where Luka is in the ICU of a children's hospital there. He had surgery last night to have various tubes and wires put in, including the stint that will be used for dialysis. He now has 8 tubes/wires coming out of his little body and doesn't like any of them! They did do a blood transfusion and now they've started dialysis and will continue it for 48 hours, which is all the longer the machine can do it. At the end of the 48 hours, they will either reset the machine and do it for 48 hours again, or they will begin the next phase of dialysis, which will be everyday for at least 2 weeks (but they do not yet know how many hours of dialysis he will need each day). Luka does not seem to like the dialysis machine either and is very fussy! There is still a lot of talk of transferring them to a hospital in South Africa, but first they need to get Luka stabilized; so for now they're in Kenya.
Please pray for:
- Luka, of course
- Josh and Mandy: they are completely exhausted and still have a long road ahead of them and lots of decisions to make
- Their box of "goods": Bobby and Rachel (the people in Soroti whom Lydia & Grace are staying with) are sending a box of their clothes and other goods to Josh and Mandy in Kenya. Pray that this box of goods does not get lost in the mail, get stashed in customs and that it will arrive soon!
- Lydia and Grace (Luka's sisters), who know Luka is sick, but do not know the seriousness of the situation
Thank God for:
- Mandy's blood type matched Luka's, so she was able to donate her blood for the transfusion
- Luka does not have a fever, which means the toxins haven't attacked his system as a whole
- Kids who started with diarrhea have a higher rate of recovery (Luka is in this category)
- the HUGE number of people worldwide who are praying
Please keep praying!
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