Alex recovery update as of April 18

Saturday, April 18, 2020

Alex recovery update as of April 18

Post-surgery follow up

  Alex had a follow up appointment with his surgeon last Thursday. He was impressed with Alex’s recovery. 

Alex can get up and out of bed without assistance. He has more energy and every day his appetite is getting closer to normal. Alex no longer has any dietary restrictions. He still has to wear a bandage around his abdomen. Alex can’t participate in strenuous physical activity for a while.

Alex has been reading a lot during his recovery. 

He had all 15 stitches removed. It was painful for him, but he endured it bravely. 

The doctor showed us a photo of the appendix – it actually had burst, so we made it to the hospital at the right time. Originally, we had understood that it hadn’t gotten to that point. I hate to think what would have happened if we had waited longer to take him to the emergency room.

Alex looking at the fish in the fish aquarium in the hospital. 

Alex has another follow-up appointment in 3 weeks.

Fundraising update

We have reached our goal! 

All of Alex’s medical expenses have been covered by generous donations from all over North America.  People from Canada, United States and Mexico all chipped in. Praise God!

Thank you, thank you, thank you for helping us! And thank you for all the prayers and concerns. It has been such a blessing to us.  It was amazing to get the money in less than 2 weeks, especially during an economic downturn and uncertainty.

Thank you for our patience in receiving updates from us. We have had our hands full with the care of Alex, attending to the needs of James (4 months old) the parenting of Ariadne and Brianna and educating our kids at home.

James gaining weight, Alex regaining his weight

Ariadne loves to have her photo taken 

Brianna recently learned how to take photos