I saw Dad this morning and we made it in time for rounds. He is definitely looking more comfortable today than he did before. I got to see his chest xray this morning and the doctor explained some things to me.
I guess I was confused before, so I may have explained things incorrectly. I will give you what the doctor told me. I thought this was related to the fluid outside of his lungs, the fluid they have been draining and went in and cleaned out.
This is different. He still has those tubes in draining fluid, and the fluid levels are decreasing like they want him to.
The part about his lungs that is so bad right now, is the inside of his lungs. He has pneumonia deep in his lungs and there is just infection built up in the bottom of them. The xray doesn't look good, and the doctors are definitely sincerely concerned about this. I talked to him about the combinations of the antibiotics he is on. He basically said that they are being very careful what they use and how much, and want us to try to be patient and let the medicine work. They want to continue the antibiotic treatment for the full course of seven days.
When his antibiotics arent fully killing all the bacteria, and resistant ones survive, they can make the infection much worse. They want to prevent this from happening because the consequences could be very bad.
His WBC - I can't remember the numbers and me and mom are disagreeing about what they said --- but they were lower today than yesterday so that we will take as a good sign. His temperature is still quite elevated.
I am calling today Testing Tuesday because after reading Sheryl's comment on my last post, I am trying to see everything in a different light. The Lord is constantly testing us in life, and right now, this is not just a test for my Dad, but is a test for all of us. It is testing my strength, endurance, my patience, and most definitely my faith. I think that it is a shame that it takes things like this to shake you to your core, to make you question your whole life, your purpose, your reason to be alive. The Lord has many plans for my father, for me, for my family, for all of us. It is easy to lose sight of that in our day to day lives. It is easy to think we have everything under control, that we know that we will wake up tomorrow, but that just isn't the case is it?
I am stronger today than yesterday. I know that Dad is going to pull through this. The doctor's are doing their part, but the work of the Lord is no where near done!!!
I love you all, Love Meg
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I agree with Sheryl, fasting with prayers for Mark. I also believe that fasting does not mean giving up all foods, but fasting something you think you can't live with out. Start out with a day if thats all you think you can handle but add one day at a time if you want. But most importantly to remember is to pray for Marks healing anytime you feel like you want or need the item you are fasting. Matthew 6:16-18 says....When you fast, do not look somber as the hypocrites do, for they disfigure their faces to show men they are fasting. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full. But when you fast, put oil on your head and wash your face, so that it will not be obvious to men that you are fasting, but only to your Father, who is unseen: and your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you....What I believe this means is that we aren't supposed to tell everyone we are fasting, ex. every time you go with out a coke don't make a big deal about it saying I'm fasting cokes for Mark, I love cokes and this is hard but I can do it. God wants us to quietly give something up and for the point of fasting to be something special between us and Him. This is what I believe, if you have questions or concerns about fasting you should contact your Pastor, Priest, Minister etc. I hope I haven't offended anyone here with my beliefs, what I do, I do in the name of Jesus. We just returned from the Boy Scout camping trip Tuesday afternoon, and it was so hard not being able to look at a computer for those 2 1/2 days to see how Mark was doing. Sheryl's husband Dennis would give us little updates when he talked to her on the phone, but it wasn't the same as being able to go look for yourself when ever you wanted. Thanks again for keeping up posted and know that you are in our continued prayers. God Bless! Sallie Keaton
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