We are here in LA, I at my mom's house and Dan at his house. Loooonnng drive but we made it. Thank you LORD for traveling mercies and coffee which I don't usually drink. Prayer requests still abound as you will read below. We all continue to look to the LORD for His answers in His time and in His way. He is good all the time.
Psalm 145:3-10
Great is the Lord , and greatly to be praised, and his greatness is unsearchable.
One generation shall commend your works to another, and shall declare your mighty acts.
On the glorious splendor of your majesty, and on your wondrous works, I will meditate.
They shall speak of the might of your awesome deeds, and I will declare your greatness.
They shall pour forth the fame of your abundant goodness and shall sing aloud of your righteousness.
The Lord is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
The Lord is good to all, and his mercy is over all that he has made.
All your works shall give thanks to you, O Lord , and all your saints shall bless you!
tuesday, february 23, 2010
Sleep!
Last night, I got to sleep extremely fast and only woke up once before 6 (when I had to take my blood sugar, which I am starting to hate. I'm not diabetic. It doesn't really surprise me what it is. Ugh). I woke up again at 8ish and fell back asleep and finally got up just before 11. Que bueno! I really needed that sleep. I might even get a little bit more. Except today, I'm going to try and start packing. Because I'm leaving tomorrow for LA. Booyah and Hallelujah!
I'm sitting here wearing my bags around my thigh. It's ok. They look a little like old-time ghetto leg pads like old football players or samurai would wear. One of them, the problem child, is being a problem child. After two emptyings, the problem child has given 275 ml. The good child in that same span: 37. So. We'll see whether I can eat or not tomorrow. I'm almost positive the doctor wants to see that number drop.
My wound is coming together, but it's a little messy. We can deal with it, but hopefully there won't be any big problems.
But good news: the home health agency we're using has everything all set up for us down in SoCal. It should be easier because they are close enough to my apartment to do the home health themselves (whereas this one was based in Hayward, too far from Lodi, forcing outsourcing) (rhyme time). And the woman I talked to on the phone was so energetic and happy! I will enjoy dealing with them, I think.
Keep praying for:
Drain stoppage
Wound healing
Safe drive to LA
Wise medical decisions
Continued sleep, thank you Lord!
wednesday, february 24, 2010
Home at last ... hoping to stay
Today, I drove down with my mom to LA so that I could finally live at my real home with my wife. It was a long drive, and it was a little uncomfortable at times, but we made it. I was surprised by our friends Sam and Titus blowing up balloons. Titus is 3. He picked out the balloons. There was way too much crap in the car, and it took a while to get everything put away, but we finally did it. Well, Ashley did it. She's hardcore like that. It was really good to see her again. I hope I can stay.
One of the things the doctor cautioned against as a possible deterrent to me going home was a fever. As luck would have it, last night I was putting up a high of 100.7. Ashley thought I wouldn't be able to come at all, but I called the doctor in the morning to make sure. He said it was ok, so long as my fever didn't break 101, where I might have to go to the hospital or back up north. He also put me on some antibiotics to try and combat whatever infection I might have. Hopefully, my fever will go away and I can stay here. As I type this, I'm at 99.5--still a fever but better than 100.
Some good news: the doctor wants to get me eating. I think he'd rather me not have a fever when that happens, so I'm not eating yet, but hopefully soon. I'm not sure how this will affect the drains; they are still putting out a lot. Who knows, maybe eating will stop the drains! Wishful thinking, but we're waiting and seeing. As usual.
It's really nice to just sit on the couch, just me and Ash. I've missed that. I can't wait until this is all over and we can just sit on the couch together.
Pray for:
drain stoppage
NO FEVER
staying home with Ash long-term
wound healing
being able to eat well
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