Staying the Course

Chase has continued to make progress over the past week in his rebound from the recent issues that set him back over the previous few weeks. We discovered that the antibiotic we had given him to treat the staff infection in his lungs was too low of a dose and once we repeated it this week with a higher dose (under the guidance of our licensed Naturopath) Chase’s breathing is much improved again. He’s doing most of the breathing over the ventilator and we’re going to resume the weaning again process soon, after we give him a chance to recover a bit more strength.

We also consulted with other practitioners of alternative therapies for treating brain injuries about the input we received from our Neurosurgeon and Neurologist. We’re finding that the practitioners of neurofeedback and other new approaches that are being developed to successfully treat these patients are adamant about the fact that conventional medicine is only scratching the surface when it comes to knowledge about the functions of the brain and there’s NO WAY they could tell us anything definitively based upon their conventional studies, including EEGs. For example, one of the developers of a new neurofeedback technology described a phenomenon of the brain suppressing the amplitude of EEG waves in order to protect itself from the risk of seizures – ironically, Chase had a major seizure last September during his hospitalization. According to this practitioner, this is a very common effect that he’s seen in patients and he’s been reporting this to Neurologists for the past few years, although they don’t seem to get it (or aren’t paying attention to the ramifications). He is thus very cautious about using this kind of data to make any decisions with long-term ramifications (i.e. there’s simply no way we’re going to give up based upon a conventional read of EEG).

We’re just being reminded once again about the fact that we have to remain convicted in our mission of supporting Chase in his recovery and expecting our miracle to continue unfolding. The fact that we’ve gotten over 18 months is already a testimony to that power of faith and prayer – we’re continuing to stay the course and we believe that all of Chase’s Prayer Warriors being rewarded for our patience and persistence. Chase is doing his part and we’re committed to doing our part with whatever it takes to support him on his journey. Based upon this, we’re not sure that it makes sense to do any more testing with conventional practitioners, since they only seem to want to use the results as ammunition to get us to give up the battle and it’s exhausting to continually fight the establishment – we know what we’re seeing (slow, steady improvements) and our faith tells us to keep going – we believe Chase is worth every bit of the effort we’re making and his victory will be an amazing testimony for many to follow. After all, as a 6 year old he has a long way to go (even if it's an uphill battle) and we have a strong feeling that he's going to make history (as he's conveyed through our intuitive).

Thanks for all the support and prayers! It’s inspiring us to continue on this journey. We’re all keeping the faith together and bearing witness to Our Lord’s infinite mercy.

God Bless!!

John & Carol Sammut
Chase & Barbara Ann