A Week In Review

Wow one week makes a huge difference when it comes to heart surgery. One week ago this morning I went in to see and speak to Kathy for the first time since the surgery. The nurse apologized to me that she had not gotten her out of the bed yet because she had not had time yet. She was not really even able to awaken and talk to me about anything except she was thirsty. She was being dried out by the medicines they had given and were still giving her and yet she could not have water as it would make her sick. All I could really do was take a little sponge on a stick and wet it or put the peppermint stuff they had and swab the inside of her poor dry mouth. This would have destroyed me if it had not been for hope. I had hope that soon this would pass and she would be able to come off meds and have all she wants to drink. Move Forward one week.

I just went to the refrigerator at home and opened some Welch's grape juice for her and she is sipping away at the fruit of the vine. She can speak and smile and watch the weather channel / HGTV her favorites.

Kathy is sore from the surgery, especially in her shoulders  and neck. But Praise God it is so much different than a week ago. She walked for 5 minutes inside the house yesterday morning and then when the rain stopped yesterday she walked for 3 and one half minutes out the driveway and then back making a 7 minute walking session she is doing great ... more of the same today.

I do not know what your circumstance is this morning but I am delighted that you are reading but all of us face problems. Your problem no matter what it is can be changed dramatically in one week. Hope for you if you are troubled this morning.

Hebrews 12:1: Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us,

Somtimes we just need to really focus on what is priority and what is really important to us to get the true perspective of what we need to do in life. I am so thankful for the passing of a week but I would not want to give up the experiance of a life time to see my wife come so far in a week. Thanks for your prayer and continued prayers and support for our ministry.

Comments

[marie Piper]

I know exactly where you are coming from. Lee had openheart surgery sixteen years ago and see what God allows him to do today. God is good--all the time. Thank God for the caring staff at hospitals and for our health each day.