Pray for Brayan

Brayan Monsivais was a very active two year with big brown eyes and a charming personality. A couple of months ago his parents noticed that he had trouble moving his left arm and hand. They took him to the doctor hoping that is was something minor but instead was delivered troubling news. After a couple of test he was first diagnosed as having a tumor on his brain, but later tests revealed that it was actually an aneurism. The doctors told them that he would need surgery and that there could be a chance that he would not make it through the surgery. They also explained to them that without surgery that he would certainly die, but that it could be a month or ten years. At that time the parents chose not to have surgery, because they were scared of the risks.

Within a couple of weeks after the decision to post pone surgery his health deteriorated and the aneurism started leaking fluids on his brain. The doctors had to insert a drainage tube in his brain. Since then he has quit eating and vomits frequently. He is now too weak to play, walk, and sleeps most of the day. The doctors have made it clear that he desperately needs surgery and the parents have now agreed to do the procedure. The problem now is that the medical machine they need is no where to be found. They will be doing some more test on him tomorrow and will make a final decision on the next step. They have been told that he may have to be taken to Mexico City for the surgery; which is about 614 miles from Monterrey.
Sometimes I forget that we are in Mexico and that they do things different and everything is not so easy. Going to visit with Brayan today was a hassle just getting in the hospital. Once we arrived to the pediatric ward it was truly heart breaking. They do not have private rooms and all the pediatric patients are in the same large room. Brayan's mom was there sitting beside his crib and she has no privacy. There is one chair for her to sit in and she has a little corner to put a couple of belongings. Next to his bed was another baby, about a month old, that was born blind and deaf. She had a small seizure while we were there and you could see and feel the pain that her family was experiencing.
Brayan slept most of the time during our visit, but we did have a good talk with his mom. She teared up several times while telling us how scared she is and how it hurts her to watch him go through this. She told us that they had to shave his head when they inserted the tube for drainage and that upset him more than anything.
Please pray for this sweet little boy. I can't even imagine what his family is going through. Pray that they will find the equipment soon for the surgery and that the surgery will go smoothly. Also pray for a quick recovery and that everything will be for God's own glory.