Sheldon Swampy Harder is the 13 year old son of Ben and Viola Harder (Winnipeg....and nephew to Abe and Eve Harder) and our son, Benjamin's closest and dearest friend. Sheldon and his family attend Riverwood Church Community.
Sheldon has suddenly contracted a critical form of viral encephalitis. Initial symptoms presented themselves before Christmas in the form of headaches, which when assessed where thought to be of migraine origin. This past Saturday, Sheldon experienced a grand mal seizure and was admitted to the Children's Hospital. There he coded and crashed and has had to have been resuscitated 3 times. They would have lost him if not for the immediate transfer of Sheldon to PICU. Sheldon is currently in a deep coma and the EEG has revealed no brain activity. There is swelling on the brain and he is on life support. A machine is keeping him breathing and another, his blood circulating. Yesterday, he had an NG tube inserted for nutrition and to encourage his organs to maintain their function. The prognosis looked grim but it seems now that they are seeing tiny movements in the right direction provoking a smile out of the doctor.
We are hopeful for the family and praying for a complete restoration to Sheldon's mind and body. God can perform miracles and what a testimony that would be!
This child is an amazing child of God. He was so compassionate and prayed daily for Ben while he was in the hospital. Our sons have such a strong bond, I'm not sure how Ben would manage if he lost his only friend. They have maintained close contact through Skype and MSN using computer cameras. This is devastating to us and of course, more importantly his family. Please....to our prayer warriors, you have been so faithful...may I encourage you to plead with God for this boy's life.
Sheldon has suddenly contracted a critical form of viral encephalitis. Initial symptoms presented themselves before Christmas in the form of headaches, which when assessed where thought to be of migraine origin. This past Saturday, Sheldon experienced a grand mal seizure and was admitted to the Children's Hospital. There he coded and crashed and has had to have been resuscitated 3 times. They would have lost him if not for the immediate transfer of Sheldon to PICU. Sheldon is currently in a deep coma and the EEG has revealed no brain activity. There is swelling on the brain and he is on life support. A machine is keeping him breathing and another, his blood circulating. Yesterday, he had an NG tube inserted for nutrition and to encourage his organs to maintain their function. The prognosis looked grim but it seems now that they are seeing tiny movements in the right direction provoking a smile out of the doctor.
We are hopeful for the family and praying for a complete restoration to Sheldon's mind and body. God can perform miracles and what a testimony that would be!
This child is an amazing child of God. He was so compassionate and prayed daily for Ben while he was in the hospital. Our sons have such a strong bond, I'm not sure how Ben would manage if he lost his only friend. They have maintained close contact through Skype and MSN using computer cameras. This is devastating to us and of course, more importantly his family. Please....to our prayer warriors, you have been so faithful...may I encourage you to plead with God for this boy's life.
For updates on Sheldon's condition or to learn how to pray more specifically for him...please check out the link Sheldon's Page or http://www.getwellsheldon.blogspot.com/. You can also email Sheldon or his family at getwellsheldon@hotmail.com.
2 comments:
Thank you for posting this. We will absolutely pray. {{HUGS}} for all your family. I miss you a lot today.
xw
Thanks for the request ... we will definitely pray for Sheldon immediately and on a sustaining basis.
Dad
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