It's cold in Chicago

We have been able to coax some responsiveness from isaiah last night and this morning, which is a good sign from a neurological standpoint. He still has a fever, and since his liver is compromised we can't use tylenol- so we're trying some other stuff- bigger, badder antibiotics, cold packs, etc.  The liver docs are being consulted about whether or not there is room for tylenol, since if the fever doesn't break pretty soon the alternative is to heavily sedate him so we can use colder packs and physically cool him down.  That's not a great alternative from where we stand because we would likely have to wait a while before we catch a glimpse of the kid we came here with.

So adding the liver docs puts us up to 7 different medical services on the case right now- ICU docs, neurosurgey, neurology, cardiology, electrophysiology, ENT and liver.