Prayer update 091208 & Meeting with Dr. Wong

Dad went through an operation to have his drainage tube from his head changed yesterday. Dr. Wong suggested that it might be the last time of changing this tube. Beyond that we are hoping and praying that dad would be able to absorb the excess secretion from his brain on his own.

Dad's been in a coma for three weeks now. He continues to respond to sound and touch with small progress, and is reported to be breathing minimally on his own at recent. His Glasgow coma score remains at 3-4 out of 15, we're praying that he'd open his eyes soon so the medical professionals could see some progress also.

Dr. Wong reminded us of the extensive damage to his brain stem and cerebellum from the start. As dad's cardiac and respiratory functions are slowly stabilizing, we're praying that his sleep-wake regulation would follow as well.


父親昨天進行了手術，換了頭部的腦液導管。黃醫生說這可能是最後一次換這個導管。 往後，我們只有祈求和希望父親，能自行把過剩的腦液吸收。

父親至今已昏迷了三個星期，他對聲音和觸摸的反應均有少許進展，最近也能有輕微的自行呼吸，昏迷指數仍是在3-4 之間（15 分爲滿分），我們祈求父親可以睜開眼睛，讓醫護人員也見到父親友一些進展。

黃醫生指出父親的腦幹和小腦在最初入院時已受嚴重創傷。因父親的心肺功能已慢慢穩定下來，我們祈求他的休眠和醒覺公能也可調節過來。
(Chinese translation by The Oaks)