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Jon posted this up a while ago...

Update: wednesday dec 18 Owen is still in a coma but we are seeing more responses he actually opened his eyes (not awake) a reaction but a great one. Dr puri one of his neurologist mentioned optic nueritus, but we are not sure if that was a diagnosis. The meningitis and encephalitis are both included in the ADEM. They stopped the antibiotics, he's on high doses of steroids for 72 hrs (start to finish) and now he's starting IVIG, He's also on insulin and seizure medication.
(IVIG) Intravenous immunoglobulin is a blood product administered intravenously. It contains the pooled, polyvalent, IgG (immunoglobulin (antibody) G) extracted from the plasma of over one thousand blood donors. IVIG's effects last between 2 weeks and 3 months. A long story short this is a safer more effective treatment than a full transfusion they separate all the good antibodies from all the other cells in the plasma they do not need then administer that into his body, so he can start attacking the virus instead of his brain and spinal cord.
Dr. Puri is confident Owen may wake by this weekend due to the IVIG treatment....
Thank you all for the prayers, thoughts, words and donations.

We thank you all,
Jon and Loren
KCCO



I sit here ever thankful that I do not understand all those big words. I'm not scared of much, but if it were my child there the rest of my world would stop.