Brothers and Sisters, I sit here tonight with a heart that is growing heavier by the hour.
As some of you already know, my youngest daughter, Becky, who is four years old, has been battling a staph infection/ cellulitis for the past month.
I have read reports on the internet that this bacteria has, in many cases, mutated to being anti-biotic resistant.
Which is scary.
The antibiotic-proof form of staph is called MRSA.
Her first bout with staph we combated for ten days with a prescribed antibiotic and steroid treatment.
After about a week, the visible symptoms disappeared and for a few days everything seemed to be back to normal.
About four days later, it resurfaced as cellulitis.
Her symptoms were that her face was swollen and dark pink. The area around her right eye was so puffy that it was almost closed completely.
The doctor prescribed another ten days of the same treatment but with an increased dosage of the antibiotic.
Today is the tenth day and while the swelling has gone back down and her color is normal, we have noticed what appears to be yet another little spot on her wrist which is itchy and pink.
Looks like more staph, but could be something else (?)
For a man who talks so much about Jesus Christ, I find that in times such as these, my faith is little more than a glowing cinder.
While most cases of staph are treatable, and are usually resolved easily with proper treatment, some have proven to be fatal.
Brothers and Sisters,
I don’t know if I could come to you in a more vulnerable way than I am right now.
Please pray for her, that she would be healed of this wretched illness.
In Him,
Your brother johnny
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