Day 39 in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Children’s Hospital of Orange County
Dear Friends,
I am so thankful for your faithful prayers, love and support for Melissa and the Yu family. Without your continuous prayer, it would be impossible for us to face so many trials. Since the first day Melissa developed a fever on January 19, 101 days have past. Melissa has accumulated 62 days in intensive care, has suffered two aneurisms, four major brain surgeries, two additional surgeries including a ventricleostomy and tracheotomy; she has suffered from high heart beat rate, up to 172 beats per minute, high brain pressure (an internal cranial pressure [ICP] of 33), brain swelling, pneumonia, seizures, and high fever (104.3 F).
Today, April 28, is Melissa’s 16th birthday. Even though she is still in an induced coma, if you want to send any blessing words or encouragement on this important birthday, you are welcome to do so. We can read her email to her when, according to the doctors' plan she will be allowed to awaken. We will let her know how much God loves her through the support of our now numerous friends.
Please send Birthday email to CHOC patientemails@chochospital.org attention Melissa Yu PICU 616. Please email a copy to Michael Yu at 2michaelyu@gmail.com and Paul Bogenrief at mrb@marinerschurch.org. “Mr. B" will post all your email to Melissa's Blog created by her Mariners Church high school small group leader, Jana Harrelson.
We deeply appreciate your action in love. May God bless you abundantly with His unlimited love, and the Spirit anoint you with infinite power, and the Lord Jesus Christ’s endless mercy be with you.
Thank you.
In Him and In Love,
Michael
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Dear Melissa,
Happy Birthday! We praise the Lord for your birth, for He has fearfully and wonderfully made you. He Loves you so much and i know He is with you now even when you walk through the valley. We pray in the power of Jesus Name to heal you and bring you back to health. We speak peace into your life and that your life will bless all those who is around you.
We, at Island Evangelical Community Church have our Warriors on the Wall (http://www.eccwow.blogspot.com/) which is our 24/7 prayer initiative, intercede on your behalf and declare the Lord's might works in your life.
Blessings,
Gary Cheng
I read about Melissa's situation through the ECC (Hong Kong) blog, which I visited because a number of people at Redeemer Church in NYC (where I work and worship) know ECC. I have prayed for Melissa and will continue to for her and her family.
Happy Birthday, Melissa! Your concerns are heard around the world!
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