Hope

I want to thank everybody for all of their love, prayers, and support for Aron, his family, friends, and myself. While I was finishing up at Oxford, it was comforting for me to know how many people Aron had surrounding him and praying for him.

I want everybody to know the full situation, so that if God does choose to heal Aron, the honor and glory goes to Him alone. The doctors are telling us not to expect a full recovery and that we should be happy if he opens his eyes and recognizes us.

But I keep reminding myself that to a certain extent, what the doctors say does not matter. Our hope is in Jesus. I fully believe that He can perform a miracle and completely heal and restore Aron to us, if it is His will. If Aron is restored in this life on earth, it will be a miracle that comes from God alone—to Him be the glory. Only He has the power to heal Aron. I continually pray for that miracle, that Aron will be restored to us and that he will wake up praising God. Keep hoping in the Lord. He is faithful.

Isaiah 40:31— “But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.”

-Amy

June 29, 2010

Aron was successfully transported to Kaiser Lakeview. Yesterday he was taken in for another CT scan which according to the doctor showed no signs of irreversible brain damage! While this is great news the doctor followed by saying that a CT scan is not as accurate as an MRI and the injuries Aron has suffered will take time to heal. Aron is not yet responding to verbal commands which could be attributed to the swelling of his brain which is slowly improving.

It's difficult to understand the lessons God is teaching all of us with Aron, we must Pray for God's wisdom to guide us in this difficult time, Pray that Aron starts responding to verbal commands such as "squeeze my hand or lift your arm", Pray for comfort for Aron's Family & Amy, and God will be Glorified.

Most of you already know that Amy is home from Oxford where she has completed her Masters Degree. Congrats Amy..! We love you and we're all glad to have you home.

Jimmy

Patience

This weekend Aron has held on strong. Each day he seems more and more responsive. Not just to touch, but to voices in the room. He is moving more and more, for now its small moments, but we will take those! He had a slight fever and that has broken for now. Once again he has no spine or spinal cord damage. This is Aron's time now to get better, his body can focus on repairing his brain.

So friends and family wait patiently, he will pull through.

Aron will be moved today from UCI to Kaiser Lakeview. He is stable so the Doctors gave the go ahead for the transport. Lakeview is well known for neurology department. He will be in good hands there.

-Jordan

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Thursday Update

The results from Aron's MRI did not reveal anything new. Thursday was one of the first days Aron could have woken up, so we still need to patient. At this point, Aron is a "light coma" and he will wake up when his brain has repaired. We need to remember he did suffer massive trauma and this could take some time. Its up to Aron now. We need to keep positive and keep praying!

Wednesday

Today we got some exciting news. Dr Lindsky, Aron's neurosurgeon, told us there was brain stem activity and that the prognosis for recovery looks promising! His pupils are dilating "briskly" now as opposed to "sluggish". Aron was also moving a bit more yesterday. His arm moved when the nurse what checking on him, and his eyes opened for a quick second. What an answer to prayer!

Aron is still fighting a bit of pneumonia and his left arm is swollen from a superficial blood clot, they have that arm on a heat pack to get rid of it. Normally these kinds of blood clots can resolve themselves and heat will help speed that recovery.

Aron got an MRI yesterday and we will wait and see what comes next. So keep praying and remain hopeful.

Tuesday

Just talked to Candace, she let me know there has been some more movement from Aron. He bit down on his intubation tube today, and he is reacting to people in the room. Even though his reaction is small, the celebration is huge! He was moving his lips as family and friends spoke to him tonight.

His vitals have remained normal again for another day. So today was one more good day. His brain pressure monitor was also removed today, the doctor stated he no longer needed it. It seems with every day, Aron is slowly being brought back to us. Each day that passes fortifies my faith that Aron will be with us once again. God is good.

I want to thank Candace and her husband Tony for keeping me updated when I could not be near. Thank You! They have a newborn, Augie, and he is awesome!

I also want to thank James and Jackie Fiorillo for helping me maintain this website and supporting Aron's family and myself. And of course, every person praying for Aron. Your comments and your contributions are truly appreciated by everyone close to Aron.

-Jordan

Monday

Today I got to see Aron, with Jimmy Jacqie and Kurt, seeing him today was cathartic. I had not been in the hospital the last few days and felt good to check on my buddy. He looks good, all things considered. Its as if he is in a deep sleep, he just needs more time before he wakes up. I can't wait to talk to Aron again!

His numbers were in normal range today, his heart rate was dropping a bit towards 50 but his blood pressure was still normal. The nurse told us a few causes of lower heart rate, she stated his body could be relaxing more or it could be that he is in less pain. For all we know this may be his normal heart rate, Aron liked to keep in shape. So we just need to be patient, of course easier said then done.

I want to thank everyone once more for the abundance of your prayers and support. His Family and friends are very grateful!

-Jordan