April 17 (Sat.)
AM - Eileen underwent her first MRI since administered into the neurosurgery ward while her older brother was with her and Michael went home to take a break and look after the boys.
PM – Feeling weak, reaction to contrast agent (顯影劑) of angiography commented by Dr. Hsu (許秉權), Eileen retired to the bed most of the afternoon.
Michael brought Chuck with him to the hospital while hoping Eileen could monitor his homework before surgery. She couldn’t help but lied in bed because her weakness.
Night – Alan (陳志宏) came to visit around 8:00. Being over the weakness then, Eileen was elated to see a brother from our church in San Jose . She poured out her heart about how grateful, wonderful and fearful of her last week to him. A lively exchange of witness lasted about a little over an hour. Seeing her spirit so much lifted up by the visitation of an old friend/a brother in the Lord, Michael went on to enlist more to call her next day.
April 18 (Sunday)
AM – Michael and Chuck arrived in the hospital around 10:00 am. Victory English Fellowship (our church in Hsinchu) called us in for a special prayer session after Sunday service and Eileen was in good spirit touched by concerns pouring in from all directions. She didn’t look tired after all and regained her appetite stemming from steroid effect in her blood stream, forget about losing weight, she loved the food from the hospital kitchen, period.
However, the haphazard travel to and from Europe, the whirlwind event, this coming and going between hospital and home, physical exhaustion plus mental anxiety started to exact its toll on Michael. He lost his cool. Acting out of civility or politeness, one was expected to pour tea or hold the door for others once in a while and that shouldn’t be too hard, but a job of 24/7 as a caregiver was totally different story where corp. efficiency and effectiveness came last should they count at all. Michael lasted less than 72 hours.
PM - Poor guy slept on the folded bench next to the bed of Eileen’s to make up his much deprived sleep for an hour or so. Prayers were needed for Michael for sacrificial love, patience and sanity whereas the hardship just began.
More MRIs were ordered in this coming week for functional brain mapping to help with precision on surgery.
After two days being administered with steroid and brain pressure reliever, Eileen’s left limb regained more strength and her blood pressure dropped to normal. She even took her first shower.
Michael and Chuck left early and arrived home with Reuben around 8:45 while Reuben stayed in Adam’s house and went about his street dance this afternoon all by himself.
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