Dear Family and Friends,
It with much sorrow that I that I write to you tonight. What a day that we've had. We started out with a blood draw at Children's Hospital to see if Micah's liver counts were low enough to start the Valproic Acid (a trial drug to treat his cancer) - this went pretty smoothly and soon we were off to a little family getaway for the weekend. Since Tuesday afternoon Micah has been sleeping a great deal throughout the day- he would get up to play for a little while but then would want to lay back down and watch the "Cars" movie and fall asleep for a couple hours at a time. We weren't sure what to make of this, but as we were driving we thought we should call Micah's doctors and get their input. They were concerned that there was pressure building and wanted us to come back to Children's right away for a CT scan. We did, and what we were to learn really took us by surprise. They told us his tumor was as big or bigger than when we first found it and that the pressure it was putting on his brain was causing him to lose conscienceness (thus the sleeping all the time). They said at this stage we could probably expect 1 - 2 weeks before Micah passes away.
Kriscinda and I are so grateful for the many many prayers that have been lifted up to God for our little Micah and for our family - we feel the effect of those prayers! Our hearts our greatly saddened at this news, but at the same time we are still crying out to God for a miracle, knowing that He is all powerful and able to do it. We are also keeping in mind that while it would grieve us so, if the Lord willed for Micah to be with Him, that it would be a joyous thing for our little Micah. "In your presence there is fullness of joy; at your right hand are pleasures forevermore." Ps 16:11. Thank God that death is not the end, because of Christ and his sacrifice for our sins we have the hope of life eternal. "Death is swallowed up in victory. O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?" 1 Corinthians 15:54-55.
When we came home from the hospital tonight we gave Micah his steroids to reduce the swelling and he perked right up. He laughed, he played, he showed off his belly and brought joy to his mommy and daddy and the rest of the Davis and Miller gang. We are so grateful for each day with this little guy. A huge thanks goes out to all who talked with us and prayed with us this day. Just knowing you are there for us has been a great comfort to our souls.
With much love,
Luke & Kriscinda, Braeton, Micah and Cianne
