Afternoon 7-22-10

Report on Guy
He is still on the rotating bed and rotating flatter on his back which is a step in the direction to getting back to a regular bed. We have had another restful day due to the fact that he is heavily sedated. The nurses lower the amount of sedation on a regular basis to check for neourological responses. Occasionally Guy will respond to their commands when sedation is lowered but it is not consistant. I have been told this is normal. It is hard to lower sedation for very long because his heart rate jumps, blood pressure rises, he fights the ventalator, and tries to sit up in an attempt to get off the bed...

Prayer request for Guy continue to be
-to tolerate the waking up process better (stright from Jamie, our day nurse for the 2nd day)
-get to a place with his lungs to be moved back to a normal bed
-For the drainage to stop from the lung so that tube can be removed
-to get off the ventalator
-ultimantly complete healing

People have asked how I am doing and I will try to answer questions as I get them. SO,I am doing ok... God is granting me an amazing strength in that I know I can handle this because He promised not to give me more than I could bear. I cry, I meet with friends/family in the lobby to cry with them and have them make me laugh with stories and things they bring me, and then in the quiet of Guy's room I live in that moment loving him. God is comforting me with verses and songs that people are sending. I have had an abundance of love showered on me.

Prayer for me continues to be to have wisdom in making decision for Guy and continued strength.

Prayer needs for the entire family
-patients in waiting and sitting
-For Sherry, Guy's mom, to get some rest
-rest for my parents who have Haley, Hannah, and Canton and wisdom for them as they try to help them understand what is happening with their dad. That my mom feel better, she has been feeling a little under the weather.
-wisdom for the doctors and nurses caring for Guy.