{"id":1219,"date":"2025-06-12T09:57:26","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T12:57:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hopeforgabriel.com\/12-06\/"},"modified":"2025-06-12T16:47:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T19:47:36","slug":"12-06","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hopeforgabriel.com\/en\/12-06\/","title":{"rendered":"12\/06"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">9:56 AM<\/h3>\n\n<p>Gabriel spent the night with his mom.<\/p>\n\n<p>This morning at 8 AM, he was still sleeping peacefully with normal vital signs.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">12:45 PM<\/h3>\n\n<p>Doctor&#8217;s report:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Gabriel is stable<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Blood tests are improving with a decreasing CRP and improved liver function<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The lungs are stable<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>He needs a new transfusion due to anemia (probably due to the numerous blood samples required)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As everything is going well and there \u201care no\u201d signs of \u201cinfection, pulse therapy should start soon (probably before the results of the\u201d blood culture, today?, tomorrow? he will see)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2:03 PM<\/h3>\n\n<p>Confirmation: The pulse therapy will begin this afternoon.<\/p>\n\n<p>\n          <strong>What is it?<\/strong>\n        <\/p>\n\n<p>\n          <em>Pulse therapy is a medical treatment that involves administering a very high dose of corticosteroids (powerful anti-inflammatory drugs) for a short period, typically 1 to 3 days, often intravenously.<\/em>\n        <\/p>\n\n<p>\n          <em>What it does in the body:<\/em>\n        <\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>\n          <em>Quickly calms severe inflammation (in the lungs, brain, kidneys, etc.).<\/em>\n        <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n          <em>Strongly suppresses the immune system, which is useful when the body overreacts or attacks its own tissues.<\/em>\n        <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\n          <em>Reduces severe symptoms in certain acute autoimmune or inflammatory diseases.<\/em>\n        <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>\n          <em>It&#8217;s a bit like sending an ultra-efficient fire brigade with a super-powerful water cannon to extinguish a violent fire in the body. <\/em>\n        <\/p>\n\n<p>\n          <em>But since it&#8217;s strong, it&#8217;s used with caution and under close supervision.<\/em>\n        <\/p>\n\n<p>For us, this is excellent news, as we&#8217;re taking another step forward! <\/p>\n\n<p>Well done, Gabriel!<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4:45 PM<\/h3>\n\n<p>\n          <strong>Bad news: the pulse therapy has just been canceled. <\/strong>\n        <\/p>\n\n<p>The doctor got a bit carried away this afternoon when he told me it was going to be fine, thinking that, given Gabriel&#8217;s overall clinical condition and the improvement in blood results, the bacteria had disappeared. <\/p>\n\n<p>But in reality, a bacterium is still present. They don&#8217;t know exactly which one yet, it will take between 24 and 48 hours to identify it. <\/p>\n\n<p>They will also try to determine if this bacterium is simply colonizing his body or if it&#8217;s causing an active infection.<\/p>\n\n<p>If it&#8217;s an infection, then they won&#8217;t be able to do the pulse therapy. But apparently, this is not the case, as Gabriel doesn&#8217;t show any serious clinical signs, apart from a slight fever, which may not even be related to the bacteria? <\/p>\n\n<p>If it&#8217;s a simple colonization, they may consider doing the pulse therapy in parallel with antibiotic treatment.<\/p>\n\n<p>In any case, for us to be able to say one day that he is no longer colonized, a treatment will be needed that will probably continue even after he leaves the hospital, for several weeks. <\/p>\n\n<p>In short, nothing is certain, but we still have to wait 48 hours. <\/p>\n\n<p>It&#8217;s frustrating!!!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>9:56 AM Gabriel spent the night with his mom. This morning at 8 AM, he was still sleeping peacefully with normal vital signs. 12:45 PM Doctor&#8217;s report: 2:03 PM Confirmation: The pulse therapy will begin this afternoon. What is it? 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