Sep. 24/14 - John Espoir - Nephew - Hydrocephalus

Please keep my nephew John in prayer. This photo was taken last year with Tanya when they were on a Make A Wish trip out to the west coast. He loved the trip. Over the past year he has had several hospital stays with shunt problems. It is frustrating for my sister as she advocates for care for her son. September 1st was his 18th birthday. It marked the day that he no longer would be receiving pediatric care and transitioned to adult care. The adult medical staff are not under...standing how to look after John. He now has a shunt draining in his chest area and the months since that surgery have not been good ones. It looks like the shunt is overdraining. He can only sit for a short period of time before he complains of pain and needs to lie down. John was admitted to hospital Friday evening and not much has been done for him. Maybe the doctors don't know what to do. Please pray for knowledge for the doctors that are treating him. It is a crucial moment for John. Pray for Tanya too as she knows John better than anyone and the doctors don't seem to be listening to her. At one time doctors were saying that John was having behaviour problems. Pray for knowledge for medical staff at University Hospital in London, Ontario.