Day 10

Early this morning I was informed that the doctors believed that Brad had a staph infection called Staphylococcus Aureus which is in the MRSA family. They began treating him with an intense antibiotic called Vancomycin. Thankfully, after they allowed the culture to grow a bit longer and did some more research, they realized that they misdiagnosed the strand of infection and are now treating him for a much lower grade infection with an antibiotic called Meropemem. There is a small little victory dance going on in my heart. This is one of those times that you get excited about a misdiagnosis. It's kinda like when you see a really big guy that looks like he just came from a cage at a UFC event and you're pretty sure he could snap you with his eyes brows... and he ends up being a teddy bear who likes long walks on the beach! I've misdiagnosed a few things in my life. Even a few people. Sometimes we judge a situation or a person before we really allow the relationship to grow. We misdiagnose the culture and treat it with the strongest defense we know of. But what if we gave it some time? What if we went deeper and discovered more? Maybe we could lighten the treatment so to speak. Just a thought. Continue to pray for Brad, my brother. The prayers are felt and needed. Pray for our family. Continue to pray for the doctors and nurses serving our family and the many others in the Neurological ICU. Pray to see how you may be able to "lighten" the treatment on others! It may just be the right medication for healing...