Michael’s Story

Site created on January 11, 2024

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On January 5th, 2025 Michael was staying in an RV in East Naples Florida. There was an explosion and the RV was destroyed and Michael was severely burned. He was taken to Gulf Coast Community Hospital in Ft Myers and then to Blake Medical Center to the Burn ICU. Michael has burns over 85% of his body which are partial and full thickness burns.

Michael was intubated in the first ER he was treated in to protect his airway and was then sedated so he would not fight the ventilation support. He was alert and oriented prior to that and was able to give them my name and number to call and let me know what had happened.

Michael was taken to surgery on Monday 1/8/2924 for debridement and for placement of Allograft on most of his burns. He tolerated this well except for some problems with maintaining his body temperature but that has improved. They are hoping the grafts will allow his skin to begin to heal / repair. They are amazed at how strong Michael has been and I believe God has him in the palm of his hand. Thank you for your love and aupport❤️.

Newest Update

Journal entry by Michael Mason

Update on Michael: As I sit here in Bradenton the day before Easter I am overwhelmed with the goodness of God and how he has been our steady source of hope and joy throughout the las 3 months. Michael is 9 days out from his corneal transplant and we continue to pray for his vision will be restored. He can see light but not any clear vision at this time. We have been rechecked by the surgeon twice and there is no sign of the infection returning or rejection at this time🙌. We are so thankful for that. We return to Miami on Thursday April 4th. The eye surgery has delayed the laser surgery on his burns and it is set for April 25th. We are praying this gets moved up to earlier in the month. The skin on his arms , back and legs is still tight and painful and we are hoping this will help to alleviate this. He continues in therapy to work on the tightness also. All that aside we just give God the glory that Michael survived the explosion and the burns of 85% of his body and he did not lose his left eye. We are thankful and blessed! We appreciate each of the prayers that have been lifted on our behalf and pray that each of you will enjoy worship this weekend as we celebrate the resurrection and love of Jesus! 🙏❤️. 
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