Geek Habitat

Please continue to hold Joel, his wife and their baby Nathaniel (Nathan) in your thoughts and prayers.  A donation of nearly $1,000 was collected by Joel’s friends and co-workers and hand-delivered to him (that’s “the collection” referred to in the quoted email.) Additionally, blood platelet donations in Nathan’s/the Ziegler’s name are also still encouraged so the platelets are available at the moment any surgery can be done.

Hug your friends and loved ones and let them know how much they mean to you, every single day, every single time you see them.

Love,

- Shannon Moore

—– Original Message —–
From: Lyssy, Jodinell
Sent: Thu Sep 27 21:06:06 2007
Subject: Nathan Ziegler update

I know it is late, but I just got a call with an update on Nathan.  Unfortunately there have been a few additional complications.  Typically they want a babys blood pressure to have at least a 15 point difference between the systolic and diastolic and Nathan only has a 10 point difference, which means his heart is working way too hard.  Additionally, it appears that he had two seizures today.  The hospital is bringing in a specialist to read the EEG results and determine if there any abnormalities.  The final news was that his liver has attached itself to the wall of his right lung.  This means that moving the liver is no longer an option.

Our collection was delivered today and Joel and Michelle were deeply touched by the generosity. I included a card identifying all the departments that contributed.  Nathans God mother, Bernadette, delivered it to them and she said that Joel kept saying, How do you begin to say Thank You.

Please continue to keep this family in your thoughts and prayers.

- Jodi