I heard it described by my friend Joe Hays as a rollercoaster ride… I think now we truly know what he means. Well, to some degree. Today the doctors delivered some “hard to take” news that the brain activity from the MRI, showed some acute trauma to the brain, that may have or did cause Noah’s current state. How, where why… still questions.
So today before lunch, we had the news that “this may be the best he will get.”

This afternoon, after going in to visit with my little nephew, it was evident to me, the news we received did not necessarily correspond to the things I saw. He arched his back, he would twitch every once and a while, certain sounds would come out of his mouth. Julie said at one point, a few hours ago, he held her finger when she put it in his palm. He curled his toes when they would tickle them. He flinched to the coldness of the thermometer. He made a “gagging” sound when they were sucking out saliva. And all of these “changes” occured after the doctors said there would be a zero chance of recovery.

I guess God may have a different opinion. For the prayers of the righteous are powerful and effective. We all know there is a fine line to walk from the doctors perspective, in delivering news. You dont want to be too optomistic and give false hope, but you dont want to shoot down any hope at all. Yet… somehow, you have to say what you think is going on, and what solutions or results will come from that testing. We, as believers in a God who gave his Son to die, and raised Him from the , know the impossible is possible…. with God. There is not really a “no chance” when you talk to a believer. There is always that “eternal healing” that may be the answer … but God could decide that Noah needs to be in the arms of his mother.

One of the nurse practitioners was telling Julie that in acute traumas from a lack of oxygen (which is what they are saying occured in Noah) would cause damage to the brain, but its a mystery of his situation now. Why? Because in most cases, when there is a lack of oxygen, the other organs begin to fail first. Kidneys, liver function, stomach, bowel movements, lungs, arms, and finally the brain is the last to fail. But here we have a little boy, Noah Allen Whaley, defying the norm of medicine. His body is breathing on his own. He is excreting fluids he is taking (breast milk they are giving to him via trache-tube). He reacts to certain stimuli now. The DR even tested his eye reflexing by moving an object quickly with a flick of his(Noahs) head with the movement.

No chance of recovery? No chance. Prayer is our medicine. Prayer is our source of communing with God. Prayer is there because a life was given so that we could have hope and faith in a God who loves us. I’m sorry for the quick bad news earlier today, but I reckon this may be how things go for some time.

Ethan spoke to those of us in the waiting room today, after visiting with the DR’s about the love he has for this boy of his. No matter how he is, or how he will be, right now he is proud of his son, and he loves him. It’s God’s gift to Julie and Ethan. And its evident they truly love him.

Julie expressed her respect to the neuro team for their knowledge and God given abilities, but said “my hope is in God. Something higher. Its Him I trust. It’s God.”

KEEP PRAYING. thank you friends.
steve