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Well, the spinal tap on my cousin Joseph<\/strong> came back normal.<\/p>\n

If you recall last week we thought he might die within hours<\/strong><\/a>, and then there was hope<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

The doctors are now saying that yes, they think it\u2019s a case of over-radiation, after all, and yes, maybe some of it did<\/em> touch his brain stem, and that\u2019s what\u2019s causing all the trouble, except, by golly, maybe it\u2019s this virus<\/strong><\/a> and until they know for sure, they can\u2019t really do much to treat him\u2026<\/p>\n

Joseph is still alive,<\/strong> but he is in very bad shape. He is in a great deal of pain but is resisting pain medication. He cannot speak, or fully close his eyes; he hasn\u2019t got full control of one side of his body. Earlier this week, they thought they were losing him again.<\/p>\n

We\u2019re in for a very long haul, his wife and two children, and his parents and siblings, his cousins. The doctors want to go in there and \u201cclean out\u201d the dead brain cells that are sloughing off (I get this second\/third hand from very upset people, so I don\u2019t know how much sense it makes) but there are risks involved. They want to do a brain biopsy. I don\u2019t like to say it to anyone in the family, but it sounds like they\u2019re still grasping at straws. All I know is my cousin is in pain, and his family is distraught with worry and all that is unknown. I personally think the fact that he\u2019s pointing at things and answering yes\/no questions is a promising sign. But who knows how far he\u2019ll be able to come back from this.<\/p>\n

I thank you \u2014 we all thank you \u2014 for your prayers.<\/p>\n