Brig's Update - Day 24

Adam sent this email out a few days ago:


Hello family and friends!

It's us again. Another update is due since things change so quickly day to day in the life of Brother Brigham. We are now in the recovery period! It's official. He vanquished the infection with all he had in him and now we are on the long walk home. He had some hard days during the worst of the infection but a priesthood blessing and awesome doctors provided him the means to get through it all. Once he was stable enough to breathe on his own they then decided the infection was spreading into uncomfortable territories, like threatening his original surgery and his bones. So they decided to reopen him at the surface level and wash out as much they could of the infection. They then put a "wound van" on him, which slowly drains out any lingering infection. BUT, as of Monday they said it looked so good they could take that off any day. 

Also, just to relate, we found out the infection is a very specific and rare strand of MRSA, so the infectious disease doctor was very excited to study it. But, it also means it is a very serious disease that we are getting over. The plan is still a six week process of antibiotics and his cultures came back negative about a week ago. So we are almost done with week one. This afternoon we have a tour planned of the new medical facilities we will be going to down the street, called "The Children's Home". Once that is done the doctors will collaborate on when he should move over there. This is very good news. It's the last stretch until he is completely recovered and we take him home. Technically he still has the infection in him, negative germ cultures just show it's not growing anymore, but the medicine is ensuring it will not linger in him at all. So he will have his own room over there. Candace and I may or may not actually spend nights sleeping there. We don't know the living arrangements and if we can't even sleep in the same room as him we do not think there is a point of sleeping there when our home is a 15 minute drive away. 

Oh! Other good news is that he is now eating out of a bottle. He is relearning how to eat, so right now we are on a thicker formula-rice mix, but we will slowly train him to swallow instead of breathe in his food. I sometimes have the exact same problem. I think that's about it. Grandma and Uncle Stanton got to spend half a day with him on their way around the world, which was awesome. We've also had an incredibly sweet ward that has been waiting just outside the hospital to help whenever we need anything. Visiting is welcome, again, too. We will probably be moving over to the Children's Home tomorrow or Friday.

Thanks again for all of your support. We have seen some very sweet and direct miracles, which we are so humbled over, largely because of your faith and prayers. 

Love,

Candace, Brigham, and Adam

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