Update #4

Not long after my email this morning, things turned worse for Nick. In case you didn't get it, here's Craig's message about that, then an update from me:

Hey everyone,

It's 12:40 on Saturday and things have turned yet again. Nicholas' swelling on the brain is getting worse and it is life threatening. They have to drill and put a tube in within the hour. Dwight and Lisa were told that the swelling will kill him and the operation could cause another stroke and kill him as well. If you get this, please pray sometime in the next hour for Nicholas and the family. We're back to "do or die" time again. Let's pray that God shows Himself in some way here. These are so very hard to know what to pray for.other than the prayer, "Oh please, let him live." We'll keep you posted.

Craig

The procedure was successful and Nick came out of it stable and with strong vitals. They put in a tube to drain the fluid building up on his brain and it's working great.

He's had two cat scans since then and both are positive. No bleeding and no additional fluid build up.

The doctors still say the first 48 hours are the most critical for Nick. That's until 2p tomorrow, Sunday.

They had a new neurologist tonight and he was quite bleak in the picture he painted of Nick's future. Dwight and Lisa were pretty shaken. The damage to the brain is in the right cerebrum, which will most likely affect his physical abilities and some speech. He will probably be in rehab for months and still a great amount of uncertainty about his abilities.

Lisa is home with the kids tonight. Dwight stayed at the hospital.

We're still figuring out how folks can help. It will most likely be centered around food and keeping their house up, so when they do go home they don't have to worry about laundry, cleaning, etc. They have enough food right now. So we'll let you know soon.