Be Still and Know that I am God: Keeping you updated on Michael's condition

I'll try to bring everyone up to speed on what has happened. The past 24 hours have been a whirlwind.Last Saturday Michael started feeling some soreness in both calves of his legs. I had gone to Massanutten the day before with the kids to be with Michael's family for our annual fall get away. Michael stayed home through the weekend to fulfill pastoral responsibilities at our church and joined us on Monday afternoon. By the time he was with us, his legs had become more stiff and sore. We couldn't figure out what the cause could be since he hadn't done anything abnormally strenuous. He had been battling congestion and having coughing fits that were so bad that he was having to sleep in an upright position at night (remember the Remicade treatment he is on is an extreme auto-immune suppressant...Emma got the cold bug and despite Michael's best efforts to keep a distance, he got it too, and has had a difficult time shaking it off). So Monday afternoon he arrived at Massanutten. He spent the rest of the day and night trying to rest in between relentless coughing fits. The next morning, his legs were hurting and very tight- like what it would be like to have a constant charlie horse. It had also been almost 2 weeks that he had not been getting good rest due to the coughing/congestion. So we spent the afternoon at an Emergicare in Harrisonburg where he was tested for the flu (negative, PTL!) and given 5 medications (some for the congestion, others for treating thrush). We didn't have them evaluate his legs or even mention it.Wednesday Michael finally felt relief from the cough, but his legs seemed to be even more painful. He was hobbling around, but took Emma to play put-put golf.We were wondering if this could be a side effect of the remicade, but were assured by his doctor that it wasn't a possibility. His doctor actually thought that it was just a calcium deficiency and recommended taking some tums. At this point, Michael's pain was much more intense and traveling up his legs (despite being on Advil and applying a heating pad- things that should relief muscle-related pain). He became quite concerned and pretty confident that it was not a calcium deficiency and started researching his symptoms online. Everything kept pointing to blood clots. He called his doctor and asked him if clots could be a possibility- doctor said that he should atleast get an ultrasound the next day upon arriving home to rule out the possibility of it being a blood clot.Wednesday night we almost, almost went to the ER. Michael was in a lot of pain and his leg was noticeably quite swollen- especially his right leg. The left leg was not as puffy, but had some red streaking discoloration and felt warm in those areas. We were very concerned about Michael driving by himself back home, but the Lord had his hand of protection on him and allowed him to get there safely. Meanwhile, I had traveled an hour and a half further north of Harrisonburg to meet my sister and brother-in-law, neice and nephews at an Apple Orchard for the afternoon. I had only been there for 45 minutes or so when I got a text from Michael informing me that it was indeed a blood clot and that he was being taken to the hospital immediately. A few minutes later Michael called and told me to come home right away. It was serious. Life-threatening serious. As soon as the ultrasound was done, the Doctor came in quickly, no messin' around and told Michael that it was a good thing he came in. He was completely immobilized and transferred to Obici hospital shortly.I jumped into: "i've just gotta get home" mode. I had a hard time trying to comprehend the seriousness of what was going on and felt flat emotionally. Shocked. I left the orchard- much to the dismay of Emma, who hadn't gotten to pick any apples yet and didn't understand why were leaving already...called Michael's parents and let them know what was going on. They were shopping in Harrisonburg and headed back to the condo pronto to start packing up for me.By the time I arrived at the condo, they had almost everything packed up and ready to go. We prayed and hugged and shed some tears and got on the road. Michael's mom graciously came home with me to help with the kids since I would be with Michael in the hospital (we were told atleast 5 days). It was almost 11pm by the time I arrived at the hospital. Michael was in extreme pain and he finally got some vicaden to help relieve his pain. He slept pretty good once that set in. So that brings you up to date on how we got to this point. Here is what we are dealing with currently:He has atleast one clot in his right leg. An ultrasound is being done as I type on his left leg to check for clots or infection. He is on strict bedrest. Blood thinning meds were started last night and checked 6 hours later to see if it was working. 1:30am: Nurse said it was slow, but that's pretty common. She bumped up the blood thinner. The vascular surgeon, Dr. McBee, came in early this morning to evaluate Michael and talk with us. He talked to us about doing a procedure where a catheter is inserted through a vein in his ankle to behind his knee. Medication is then inserted through the catheter to disolve the clot. This is a procedure often used to treat heart attack patients. Dr. McBee talked about doing this procedure in a few hours. We have a few questions regarding the urgency of this procedure as opposed to just allowing the blood thinning meds to do their work. Michael is a lot of pain again since the vicaden has worn off. He was waiting to take more until his breakfast came this morning, but was informed that he isn't allowed any drink or foods until they say. He did get a good dinner last night, thankfully. Due to his Crohn's, he is much more sensitive to taking meds and feels pretty confident that if he takes the vicaden on an empty stomach that he will get sick.Michael is fully conscious and aware of what is going on. He has a positive spirit and has already been able to share Christ with one of the nurses. It is scary, don't get me wrong, but Michael has confidence and peace that most of the world doesn't know. We've had countless calls and texts and mesages...thank you all so much. We still need your prayers desperately as Michael's condition continues to be critical. Many have asked how they can help. Right now we are taken care of, but I will let you know when any needs arise. Michael's mom is taking care of Emma and Elliot at our house. Ethan is camped out at the hospital with me (and I'm just praising the Lord that he sleeps well in his swing and stroller...all the nurses are in love with the little guy...last night they were asking how the BABY was doing, and didn't even bother to ask about Michael.) Some specific ways to pray right now:1. That the blood thinner will be effective and work quickly.2. That Michael's pain will be bearable since he is unable to take pain meds at the moment.3. For Dr. McBee to have wisdom and discernment in his treatments.4. That through this we would magnify Christ to the hospital staff and nurses.5. For Mom W, as she hold the fort down for us. Elliot has been sick the past few days to top things off.6. That Michael would be protected from catching any other viruses/sicknesses roaming the hospital.7. finally, that the deaf man next door would stop yelling for the nurses 24/7 or maybe get discharged soon...bless his heart.