Mike had a rough night. He developed a high fever and his morning chest x-ray shows a "whiteout." They are having increasing difficulty ventilating him and are using very aggressive venilatory therapies. Mike had been moving the excess fluid out of is body very well (peeing a lot) but that decreased throughout the night. I could give you all the medical reasons this is happening but to sum it all up he remains very critical and unstable. The orthopedist and burn team have wanted to fix his leg and wrist fractures and debried his wounds but he is not stable enough to go to the OR for that.
All of us wish we could individually thank and hug each and every one of you out there for all the prayers, calls, and support. Know this, we all feel it immensley as none of us could handle it without you and the loving arms of Jesus. We feel the embrace.
There are many stages to the coping process. Frankly, we are all still in shock. While nothing Mike gets into surprises a lot of us, (yes, you can laugh) this is unreal, even surreal at this point. But it is real as we look at him lying in this bed with tubes and lines coming out of his broken body.
We will continue to hold vigil at the UNC ICU waiting room.
If you listen to Christian music, Casting Crowns "Praise you in this storm" is resounding in my head.
On behalf of the whole Mike Watson family, peace and love,
Rhonda
We keep loving and praying. Several in the Seekers SS class have offered assistance if needed. Please make sure to let people know when you need something. XOXOXO Marsha
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