If you don’t believe in the power of prayer or God the Father, come see me! Last night and this morning I know that we had people from all Christian and Jewish faiths praying for Tim to be healed. Today is a new day. We prayed that the Lord would give the doctors wisdom and guidance, and it worked. A cardiologist and pulmonologist came early this morning and determined that his heart issues were being triggered by the lungs. Within an hour they had us moved downstairs, and they drained fluid from around his right lung. They told us they expected to get 200-400cc of fluid. When they came to get me when it was over, they had 1300cc. That’s 5 1/2 cups or a little over a third of a gallon. It was a lot! Almost immediately, he was able to breathe easier and his heart rate has returned to normal. Jehova Rapha, the Lord who heals, is alive and well!
For from him and through him and for him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen. Romans 11:36
Tuesday, October 29, 2019
Monday, October 28, 2019
Sights, Sounds, & Thoughts in the ER
I’m sitting in ER Room 30 at MD Anderson in the medical center as I write this. It’s nearly 11:00 pm and we’ve been here almost five hours. I have no idea what is going on outside this room. My world right now consists of watching the heart monitor and his oxygen levels and listening to the clicking of the IV pump as they furiously pump fluids in to Tim’s body. It’s occasionally interrupted by the crying of the child patient in the next room, but I can’t even be bothered by that because I know that sweet baby doesn’t want to be going through this any more than we do.
It’s been a crazy seven days and this is the first quiet time I’ve really had. Last Monday we left home at 4:30 am for a CT scan. Wednesday was his normal treatment day for the trial drug, so we saw the doctor before treatment for the scan results. The scan showed that the tumors in his liver and lungs have grown by more than 20% in the last 60 days, which is their marker to determine that the trial is not working.
We followed up with his oncologist on Friday and were told there is currently no viable treatment option. He encouraged us to work on getting Tim to eat more and build up some strength, and we would see the trial doctor again in November to determine if there were any trials available, and if he was strong enough to be admitted to one. (Yes, I know that’s a hot mess of a sentence.)
Over the past two weeks, Tim has been spending significantly more time sleeping and had begun to experience some shortness of breath. This got worse over the weekend and when I got home today I loaded him up and brought him to the ER. So now I sit. We are currently waiting on the results of CT of his chest and will hopefully learn what is going on and what can be done.
We are all okay. We know that the Lord is ultimately in control, but we are still holding out hope for a miracle. We’ve prayed with our pastor and Tim’s closest friends this evening, and we’ve prayed with each other. Please pray with us for healing, for strength, for comfort, for peace. And please pray for the kids.
But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. James 1:6
It’s been a crazy seven days and this is the first quiet time I’ve really had. Last Monday we left home at 4:30 am for a CT scan. Wednesday was his normal treatment day for the trial drug, so we saw the doctor before treatment for the scan results. The scan showed that the tumors in his liver and lungs have grown by more than 20% in the last 60 days, which is their marker to determine that the trial is not working.
We followed up with his oncologist on Friday and were told there is currently no viable treatment option. He encouraged us to work on getting Tim to eat more and build up some strength, and we would see the trial doctor again in November to determine if there were any trials available, and if he was strong enough to be admitted to one. (Yes, I know that’s a hot mess of a sentence.)
Over the past two weeks, Tim has been spending significantly more time sleeping and had begun to experience some shortness of breath. This got worse over the weekend and when I got home today I loaded him up and brought him to the ER. So now I sit. We are currently waiting on the results of CT of his chest and will hopefully learn what is going on and what can be done.
We are all okay. We know that the Lord is ultimately in control, but we are still holding out hope for a miracle. We’ve prayed with our pastor and Tim’s closest friends this evening, and we’ve prayed with each other. Please pray with us for healing, for strength, for comfort, for peace. And please pray for the kids.
But let him ask in faith, with no doubting, for he who doubts is like a wave of the sea driven and tossed by the wind. James 1:6
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