The power of prayer: Will you share yours?
Completely updated, Saturday morning.
Late yesterday afternoon, Dr. Becker sent an urgent e-mail to me and to Christie, letting us know that his granddaughter, Reagan Avelle, 13 weeks old today, was in the hospital with a severe viral infection. He asked that we not call, since he was too choked up to talk. Dr. B and his wife, Teresa, are in Coeur d’Alene scouting locations for a TV series that’s being considered, and were pretty much stranded. Their daughter, Mikkel, son-in-law, Pat, and Dr. Becker’s mother, Virginia, where at the hospital with the baby, but to get there from CdA, Dr. and Mrs. B would have to catch a plane to Boise, rent a car, etc. So they’re staying put until this morning, and I bet neither of them slept a wink.
Christie and I will post what we know when we hear from them. In the meantime, Dr. B forwarded a picture from Pat and asked us to post it, so people could see his granddaughter and focus good thoughts and prayers. Overnight, our Web site moved to a new server, and some things were lost and others aren’t working right. The updates from last night and the picture disappeared, as did many of the comments. The site won’t let me post pictures right now, but Reagan is on Dr. Becker’s FB page, here.
Thank you for your good thoughts and prayers. Those of you who’ve met Dr. Becker know his family is everything to him, and I can’t truly imagine the hell they’re all going through now.
Update, 8 a.m. PT, from Dr. B:
Good news/bad news. Reagan is doing better: less oxygen needed, crying and coughing less. And continued concerns: still expected to be hospitalized for few days, not eating. The best news: she started to give them an occassional smile.
We are thankful for the great medical care Reagan’s received. Rock solid in family support. Overwhelmed, comforted and grateful for the outpouring of prayers and positive thoughts from our neighbors, colleagues but especially our online family. It’s made my heart bigger.
Update, 9:30 a.m., from Dr. B:
Lungs are better today. Not out of the woods but the sun is coming up.
I still can’t post images. Dr. B send one of Reagan’s rads of her lungs. It’s over on his FB page. Sorry. Mike at Black Dog says it’s a “PHP5 v. PHP4 server integration blah blah he lost me problem.” But they’re working on it.
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