Announcing Sheldon's Page

Hello everyone.

If you don't know me, my name is Andrew and I am Sheldon's brother-in-law. We have been overwhelmed with interest and requests for updates regarding Sheldon's health, so we decided to start a web page allowing folks to check in for the latest news. Email is a bit cumbersome, since maintaining a list of people who want updates can be tricky. Also, there are currently a few channels for information right now and it would be nice to consolidate into one.

I'm hoping to have several people close to the situation contribute to keeping this blog updated. I'm thinking especially that those who have been putting a lot of updates onto the Thiessen webpage (you know who you are - please contact me) could also put their updates here to benefit the large non-Thiessen world who is interested in Sheldon.

We are also maintaining an email address: getwellsheldon@hotmail.com. Any mail sent to this address will be printed and brought to the hospital to read to Sheldon or encourage his family. These emails have a big impact, so if you can't visit, please send a note. They're much appreciated.

As far as an update goes, Sheldon is much the same as he was yesterday. The exact combination of drugs and support systems has changed a few times during the day, but his condition is relatively stable, still described as "deep coma." His family is very, very tired, and are trying hard to understand God's purpose in all of this difficulty, and what a 13 year old boy has to do with it.