According to the nurse it’s been an uneventful day with no doctors orders other than increasing a blood pressure med. He’s on 3 different ones in tablet form (crushed and put into water) and one on IV. Neurology lowered the sodium goal from 145-150 to 140-145 (currently 142). Sodium tablets have been decreased. So, yay for a better day!Dave brought some books from home to read to Seth. I hope he is enjoying listening to 1001 Cool Jokes. Another one is the Tale of the Three Trees which happens to be the perfect book as it’s Good Friday tomorrow. Here is a link to the summary but I suggest you get get the book with the full story: https://biblicalviewpoint.com/2021/12/10/the-tale-of-three-trees/
For those of you following the list of patients and families around us, I’d like to give a few updates that we know about. Danita now has a blood infection but is off her breathing tube.Trey’s mom reported he has opened his eyes and has followed a couple commands.Silverio was given last rights 5 (?) days ago but now is doing better from an infection in his stomach.Jesse Jr was awake but can’t feel his hands. He had surgery to put a plate put in his face. I’m sad to report that Todd passed away last night at 10:20pm. He wasn’t able to be put on the liver transplant list. We now look forward to meeting Todd in heaven. Others we met just once or never met: Vincente, Wendy, Lex, Derek, Lindsey, Michael. We will keep praying for them though.We know of 2 more people on Seth’s floor that need extra prayers, Gwen, and the man in the room next to Seth. He has Valley Fever and has been there for at least 3 weeks.Last one, please pray for a 16 year old boy, Caleb in WI. He was in a motorized scooter accident with severe head trauma and had a craniotomy right away. They are past the 72 hour swelling mark which in our case seemed like 72 years. I’m following his Caring Bridge updates and he is progressing well. They hope to have his breathing tube removed tomorrow and his CT scan looked good. Pray for continued progress and healing.All of these people have different reasons they are here and each case is extremely complicated in it’s own way. We are thankful for the teams of doctors and nurses that are caring for them.
Dear Lord, we thank you for the gift of doctors, nurses and all those in healthcare. We pray for their wisdom, compassion, and strength as they care for their patients. Guide their hands and minds, grant them perseverance in difficult cases, and help them to find direction and satisfaction in their work. We ask for your blessings and well-being upon them, their families, and their patients. Amen.
-Darcy
Psalm 55
Listen to my prayer, O God,
do not ignore my plea;
hear me and answer me.
My thoughts trouble me and I am distraught
because of what my enemy is saying,
because of the threats of the wicked;
for they bring down suffering on me
and assail me in their anger.
My heart is in anguish within me;
Evening, morning and noon
I cry out in distress,
and he hears my voice.
-David
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