The Flog – The Fabry Log

Here's a picture of the young man we've talked about for the past couple of weeks. His name is Timothy, but he goes by Timo. From the initial reports passed along, his prospects didn't look good, but look at that smile. The only problem is the LSU shirt he's wearing. :)

Below see some of the correspondence about his current condition from a visitor to his hospital:

"We arrived in South Africa and for part of the past three days we have been able to visit with the Simoneaux family. On Tuesday, we found them still in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. We were so relieved to see the progress made in less than a week's time since their arrival in South Africa. We were able to go in and have prayer with our little friend, Timo. He was still having trouble with his throat and it pained him to talk.

Today, we went again about noon and found the family in the coffee shop. Timothy ate a plain hamburger patty which was a big victory since he just hadn't been eating much at all, and then had to finish up his meal with an iced coffee smoothie.

Here is what is expected to happen in the next few days. Timothy will remain on the intravenous antibiotic treatment until probably Monday and hopefully by Tuesday he will be released from the Garden City Clinic. They will then spend another week in Johannesburg giving them all a chance to rest from the ordeal and to give Timothy time to continue to gain strength for their trip back to the USA. They will then leave for the USA."