kerrie saved his life

the doctor said if he had gone to bed that night without medical attention, he wouldn't have woken up.

for a few days before this, kerrie (my wife) had been saying she wanted to get esbin to the doctor. she said he was acting different, breathing strangely, and she felt like something serious was wrong. by saturday, kerrie was determined to get him seen. i saw esbin's mom that morning and asked how he was. "much better", she said. "he has been resting and is feeling ok."

good enough for me. no need to make doctor office runs on this already very busy day. but kerrie insisted, so we picked him up and took him to the doctor.

one of his lungs had shut down, and more mucus had to be drained from his lungs than you can possibly imagine. doctor carlos couldn't believe it, and once he was finished draining his lungs he began antibiotics through IV fluids for 3-4 consecutive days.

ever since all of this went down i have been thanking God for my wife's determination and willingness to trust fully what she felt the Holy Spirit telling her. despite being told by esbin's own mother that he was fine, kerrie insisted that what she was feeling was strong and that she was going to act on it.

when doc told us that esbin would have not made it through the night (he said, quote: "i am certain, certain, certain"), i felt like my heart was going to stop. this is the kid that so many people have prayed for, donated money to, and loved on. this is the kid that we have taken to the dentist the last 10 monday mornings, to therapy, to specialists, etc, etc. i was so thankful that he was still with us.

God is not finished with esbin. the Holy Spirit is real. my wife is my hero.