Apr/29/07 I just finished a video conference with Winkie and Fae from his hospital bed in South Korea. Winkie was able to talk, although it's a bit tiring for him right now. The Doctors there are simply amazed at his recovery, though Winkie gets in trouble because they say he talks to much and never sleeps. That's our Winkie :) [...]
Apr/29/07 Thank you all for praying! Winkie is still making progress here, but has run into a few minor bumps on the road. The first one is, the last IV they tried to give him didn't take- his veins were giving them too many problems (we think) and they finally gave up (we believe) on trying to administer the IV [...]
Apr/28/07 Winkie has had his last tube removed now. His heavy stitches were also removed, and some lighter ones put in instead. So, 9 abdominal drainage tubes and 1 pleural cavity drainage tube later, he is free to walk about the hospital without the worry of tubes coming out of him. His abdominal muscles are still severed vertically, of course, [...]
Apr/25/07 Well, Winkie had a visit from Dr. Dwight Leland Paris, along with Dr. Daniel Moon today. They came and prayed for Winkie, and gave us some money for food. Winkie is finally off of all of his drips! He now has only the drainage tube from his pleural cavity on his left side and two drainage tubes at the [...]
Apr/24/07 You never know how much you're loved until you have stood at the line of death and watched heaven trigger hundreds and hundreds of astonishing intercessory prayers. From all around the world they came- Israel, Australia, Korea, New Zealand, The United States, Canada, Romania, Malaysia, in fact all over the world - standing in the gap for my family [...]
Apr/24/07 Well, Winkie seems to be making progress each day. He is walking now (either with someone's aid or a wheeled-walker). The drainage tube coming from his pleural cavity is still in place, and he's still on some sort of fluid drip, so walking to the bathroom or doing anything out of bed can be a bit of an ordeal, [...]
Apr/23/07 Winkie Update: "More good news! Pastor Hong has paid for Winkie to get a private room in the hospital! He was just moved today, and has his own refrigerator, flat screen TV and bathroom with shower and toilet. Mom is really happy. He's also getting more attention now and thus better care. Pastor Hong visited him last week, and [...]
Apr/22/07 Winkie stood on his own after the earlier post. Dr. Lim said he would visit us tomorrow and update us as to Winkie's condition. The test results, etc. he will inform us of. He also said that Pastor Hong of Harvest Shalom Church was paying to have Winkie transferred to a private room tomorrow. Winkie has probably only been [...]
Apr/20/07 Pratney Family Update: "Things have been crazy. When Winkie was transferred to general ward, no one told us of the Korean Medical system here - where family members are expected to care for patients. To make matters worse, Winkie was found to have a high temperature and they suspected an infection somewhere in his body. Just when things for [...]
Apr/19/07 "Winkie has finally moved to the general ward this afternoon. He still remains on 1 drip and is receiving antibiotics 3x daily through his IV. He's eating solid food now, but his wound (incision) still looks really bad. They are going to depend a lot more on Mom and I from here onwards for Dad's care and monitoring and [...]
Apr/17/07 "Winkie is still in ICU. Apparently, Dr. Han (the doctor directly responsible for him) hasn't given the order yet, for him to be moved. We were told by a different doctor that he would be moved today. So, slight communication error there (or lack of communication), but no big deal. Anyway, we're actually liking the fact that he's got [...]
