God has certainly done AMAZING things last week! He allowed me to spend quality time car shopping with my dad. He allowed my mom and I to rejoice in the LORD, always. He gave me another day to praise him!
Psalm 146:1-2 says: Praise the LORD! Praise the LORD, O my soul; I will praise the LORD as long as I live; I will sing praises to my God while I have my being.
My mom would agree with me, that today was a good day for dad. He had a temperature this afternoon of 102...but he got that back down to 99.6 when we left. He is still responding to commands and Praise the LORD the blood pressure has come down.
His blood pressure still elevates at different times (like when they suction out his mouth, etc.)...but he is doing a great job on the numbers. They want the median number to be below 80. Yesterday it was over 100 so that is too high. But today while Mom and I were with him we read to him his daily bread and My Utmost for His Highest; his blood pressure was 69:) So he was very calm and peaceful while reading to him:)
During one of the visits this afternoon, I sang along with a song on my iPod. I said "Maybe I'll sing that song at church sometime." And mom whispered to me to ask him if he wanted me too, to squeeze my hand...and He DID!:) So trust me, he can hear every little thing we say:)
Being in the waiting room as much as we are...we have come to know the people who are there day in and day out. And today was not easy. One of the families lost a loved one today. Psalm 144:3-4 says "O LORD, what is man that you regard him, or the son of man that you think of him? Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow." Just after it happened, mom actually prayed with the son before heading in to visit with dad. Its sad to see an empty bed across the hall; but I'm sure it will be filled tomorrow. The reality is is that people are in that unit for a reason. I will pray for that family and I encourage you to do the same. We aren't sure if they are believers; but grief is not meant to be carried alone.
The plan for tomorrow is that they will put the tracheotomy in so pray that surgery goes well. I'm not sure when it will be; but I'll let you know how things go. It seems a little premature to do the procedure; however, he will most likely be going through a lot of procedures in the near future that will be required to be intabated...so this saves them a step; and allows more comfort for dad. He really is irritated with the ventilator in, and I'm hoping that it will be easier for him to cough. Watching him try to cough hurts. All you wanna do is help him; but to do that, you could only get yourself in trouble with the nurses. And the nurses are supposed to be your best friends;)
Thanks for all the prayers and thanks for praying for us at church today. God has had this planned out since his birth. He knew that this day would come and may HIS name be PRAISED!
Continue to pray for Kevin and Brandy as they are awaiting the birth of their third; and wanting to be here at the same time. Pray for strength for Dad, for him to open his eyes! Pray for mom and I as we are going back and forth, and as I start working this week.
(I changed the look of the blog because its seemed too dark and impersonal; hope you like it:)
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like the new layout... I was talking to someone about the changes in vent vs. trach and she thought that in the long run it will be easier to clean/maintain so it might lessen infections ... just a thought - Aunt Jeanne
Love to all!!
Like the look of the new blog site. Thanks for checking us all informed, so we all know how to specifically pray for all of you. Take it a day at a time. Even though we are not physically there, there are many praying for all of you.
Love,
Bonnie & Tom Grubbs
make sure you keep the nurses your friends kimberly!!!! and the reason he keeps trying to cough is because of the tube and how it stays in his throat- its a natural reflex! with the tracheotomy he wont have that feeling. it will also decrease the chance of him developing pneumonia since the tube wont be in his mouth (lots of bacteria there!)
I wanted to email you privately but I wanted to remind you that I can help you translate some of the information you may not understand. you seem to understand a lot but i wanted to put it out there! i think you have my cell phone number but email me/facebook me or whatever if you need anything! love you, Emily Carleton
Kim, we appreciate your blog so much! Doug and I are praying for Steve and your whole family daily so it's nice to have some specifics to guide us. I was in a car accident on Rt 70 last Wednesday evening (your mom always prayed for me when I commuted to Conshohocken every day....now that I'm only 9 miles from work I seem to need it more!) but being taken to the hospital in an ambulance made it so much more real to pray for your dad. Prayed for him during my CTScan too. all will be well with me...just a slight concussion and lots of bumps and bruises, but I thank God for bringing your dad to my mind during that time. It helped me get through my small ordeal....and helped me keep it in perspective that it really was a small ordeal. You hang in there. I had no doubt that you and your mom would be seeing this thing through. Your faith is a great witness to many. and blogging is theraputic!! I did it when my dad was battling cancer. Even if no one reads it (which won't happen!), it's still good for you to do. Thank you. And we'll keep praying!!!
Love ya'll! Tria Cook
Kim,
Tell your dad that if he thinks he can get out of cooking on that hot grill he's crazy.The big grill is out of service until my grill partner is back. I know he will be.
As tria said we both pray for him daily and i am sure the LORD has GREAT things in store. We will all see his GREATNESS!!!
Doug Cook
Love the new look! I'm so glad ya'll had a good day yesterday. We prayed for your dad in Sunday School (everyone remembers you). ;o) Love you....talk to you soon.
-Ash
Hi Kim,
I just wanted to say that my husband and I are praying for you and your family. Laura passed the info on to me...and the blog too. I am continually amazed by your strength during this difficult time. You truly are a woman of the Lord, and he will bless you for your faith. Continuing to pray,
Kat Smith (Mary Kay girl)
I like the new look! At first I thought I was reading my Dad's freedom fighter'. Anyway we are still praying for all of you. I am so glad he is doing a little better. And like someone else said keep the nurses as your friends. Showing them that you care will go a long way. We always told our nurses and docs that we were and so many other people are praying for them. I will pray for all your Dad's nurses and docs.
Love you all,
Laura
Kim,
Thanks for the update. I fully believe God allowed us all to have this great Sandy Cove reunion to be able to pray for each other.
I have always loved your family and we will all be praying.
Esther
Candy And Renee are praying for you, Steve. We worked with him regularly when he catered at ABWE
Hi,
I just wanted you to know that we are praying for Steve and your family. Thank you for your updates.
Barb & Lauren Morrone
Kim, still reading your blog and keeping up on the status. You are such a strong testimony for the Lord right now. I am so blessed to read how the Lord is just carrying you through this. WE're still praying.
-Nancy
Hugs and Kisses, Kimberly....(Am I the only one that calls you Kimberly) :-)
and I do like the new look.
Praying still
love you
j
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