Lifting Up Dad From Our Knees.....: "...it takes a long time..."

Sunday, January 28, 2007

"...it takes a long time..."

we were reminded again today about how long the healing process takes. the doctor told us that he would prefer to sedate dad further again because he feels that his body is not ready yet. we will try to ween him off of the sedation meds in a couple of days. dad's blood pressure is still elevated at times and his respiration is up and down. it is difficult to have to wait especially after living off of a "high" of improvement like yesterday. pray for patience and endurance. pray that mom continues to stay healthy as most of us have already been sick at one point or another. thanks again for your constant love and support. we do sense the Spirit because of your prayers.

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Anonymous said...: Maley Family,

My rule of thumb in life is, when you're thinking of someone, you need to talk to them- so I am.
God Bless each and every one of you Warriors of Christ. May the Holy Spirit fuel you tonight, tomorrow and through this whole time. You are in my thoughts and prayers. May the Lord watch over your children while you are absent from them and being awesome Witnesses for Jesus Christ.
Christ stands guard over that awesome man; Jim Maley.

The Gallagher Family; January 28, 2007 at 6:42 PM
Anonymous said...: Hi everyone,
I got safely back to Tallahassee. I hope Jim had a good day. I miss you all already. Make sure your mom takes her medicine since I am not there to remind her anymore :) I will continue to pray for Jim and all of you. And remember through Christ all things are possible. I will continue to check the blog to keep updated on whats going on with Jim and all of you, but feel free to call if you need anything or just want to talk..day or night.

Love,
Merrie; January 28, 2007 at 7:19 PM
Anonymous said...: Hello Sue and Family,
We have been out of town for the week end and could not wait to get back in here and check on you all. Again we are so thankful for your updates..I was saying to Steve how anxious I was
to check back and how wonderful the modern technology is... like being able to watch the war on TV as we did with Desert Storm etc... this blog is similar, watching your war with another battle for the Maley family...you are the most resiliant family I know, thru test after test.. and I know you give The Lord all the credit... you are once again an amazing testimony of God's goodness and grace in the midst of tremendous turmoil.We continue to pray for miracle after miracle for Jim and strength and endurance for each of you. It brought tears to my eyes as I read what I think was probably from your boss that you mentioned Sue, sharing such a wonderful passage of scripture
to lift you up and encourage you..
how very blessed you are.
We love you.
Steve and Helen; January 28, 2007 at 7:20 PM
Anonymous said...: I am continuing to pray for Jim and your whole family. The road may be long, but at least you are not alone! Just when you feel like giving up, I pray that your will feel the loving arms of Christ wrapped around you. His strength is sufficent and will be able to keep you going no matter how long or hard this journey may be. Stay strong! Many people are lifting Jim up in prayer.
Love,
sara; January 28, 2007 at 8:33 PM
Anonymous said...: Dear Sue and family,

We sang this song in church today and thought of you as we sang.

"Still I Will Worship You"

I will worship you in the midnight hour. I will worship you when I'm in the fire. I will worship you when all hope seems gone. I will stand and proclaim that you are my God. I will worship you.

I know that you are strong. I know you're more than able. To save me from whatever, ever comes my way.
I know you are a healer. I know you can deliver. I know that you can rescue me. But even when I cannot see your hand. When you move in a way that I would not have planned. Still I will worship you.

We're continuing to pray for all of you and love you very much!

God Bless You,

Kurt & Marilyn; January 28, 2007 at 9:34 PM
Anonymous said...: Maley Family, I am continuing to pray for all of you each day! Thank you for the daily updates so I know specifically what to pray for. May God bless you and sustain you during this difficult time. Love to all! Debbie (Rodenbach) Main; January 28, 2007 at 9:48 PM
Anonymous said...: This prayer helps me through the valleys and trials of my life... Today for some reason I felt an urge to remind myself and share it.

Serenity Prayer
God grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
the Courage to change the things I can, and the Wisdom to know the difference. Living one day at a time; Accepting hardship as a pathway to peace. Taking, as Jesus did, this sinful world as it is,
not as I would have it:Trusting that you will make all things right if I surrender to your will; that I may be reasonably happy in this life and supremely happy with you forever in the next. Amen.

I love you all, and I am lifting all of you up in my prayers continually.
-april; January 28, 2007 at 10:28 PM
Anonymous said...: Dear Maley Family,

Thank you for the updates. It's wonderful to know the progress being made as well as to know what to pray for even though I'm a couple thousand miles away. Anna, you especially have been on my heart and I'm praying for you. God is so good, and I know you all must be so very thankful for how He's taken care of Jim thus far! Thinking of you, Heather (LeFavour) Eddy; January 28, 2007 at 11:00 PM
Anonymous said...: Uncle Jim's Family and Friends,
I ve had a bit of reading to do to catch up as I just got word of the accident couple days ago from my Dad. I am happy to hear things have progessed positively.. I am also figuring out this website.. what a great way to communicate with everyone.. I will pray for Uncle Jim's recovery and for all you to have the strength to deal with his progress. Its been while since I ve seen you all.. I am looking foward to my visit this summer.
You all take care.. May God Bless Uncle Jim and you all..
Michael Maley, New Orleans
scubamike67@yahoo.com; January 28, 2007 at 11:27 PM
Anonymous said...: Maley Family,
I was just reading and wanted to encourage you with a verse, I thought it fit perfectly for this day in the long battle...."I will rain down bread from heavan" remembering how day by day God sent down nourishment from heaven, There was always simply enough for that day. So when you don't know if you can make it through until tommorrow, just remember sometimes God only gives us enough for that day. Also Psalms 145:15 "and you give them their foos at the proper time." God will give you the food (strength,grace, PATIENCE & stamina) to make it through this tough time.
Jim, is loved by many as are all of you, stay strong and keep the faith!
With all my love,
Misty (Schultz) Wallin; January 29, 2007 at 7:35 AM
Christian family said...: Dear friends,

We learned of your vigil from Bendi. We are members of the same church and she asked for prayer.

We thought you would be comforted with the fact that we share your burden, and you are prayed for daily. We ask the Lord's strength and comfort for you. We ask His healing for Jim. We beg His grace and mercy for you all, and that He wrap you in His arms at the beginning of each day.

we don't know you personally, but you are loved as if we do. We check every day to learn of the days events regarding Jim and all of you, so that we can be specific as we kneel before the Lord in prayer.

In Jesus Christ's love,

a part of your Chritian family; January 29, 2007 at 8:04 AM
AmandaKosteck said...: Sue and Family
As I have mentioned before you all are in my thoughts and prayers. I know that you have a strong family and a long line of friends that are lifting you up.

I also know that Doctor Young is a good doctor as he is treating my grandma. I know he will be nothing but honset with you all. Trust that God is guiding his hands.

Know that I think of you often and I pray for you every time I think of you. I pray that Jim is healed.

Know this...."when you are down to nothing, God is lifting you up"

Stay strong and my family and I will continue to lift you up in prayers.

Love,

Amanda Matt regan and Devan Kosteck; January 29, 2007 at 8:32 AM

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The story as we know it...

On Friday morning (Jan. 19th) around 10:50am, i recieved a call from my brother Joe telling me that he needed me at the house. I asked him what for and he told me that dad had hurt himself somehow...he had a black eye, his nose was bleeding and was "a little beat up". I immediatly got into my car and started heading that way. I called Joe back and asked him for more details and he told me that he was having a hard time getting dad up. I told him to call the EMS and he said that he thought Jason had already done that and he was on his way. When i pulled up, i saw the EMS was already there. I walked in and i saw Jason, Anna, Joe and several EMS people along with dad sitting on a gurney. They imediately took dad out in the EMS...not knowing what was wrong...just that something really wasnt right. We followed the EMS to parkview ER and had to go wait. Mom met us there as she flew across town to get there. We had to wait a long time (it seemed like days!) before we were told what was going on. The chaplain kept coming out to "brief"us...but thats all it was, a "brief". Finally, the ER doctor called the family together and told us the news...dad has a broken neck and he is bleeding in and on his brain on both sides....this is very serious. "Its a bad deal" the ER doc kept on saying, but we had to wait until the surgeon would come in and take a look at the CT scan before we could find out for certian what was wrong. Dr. Young finally came in and said that he had looked at dad and his scan. Dr. Young was very "matter of fact" with us which was good. We needed that! He told us very similar things to what the ER doctor told us. He said that dad had broke his neck, C2 to be exact. He also said that he was bleeding in several areas in his brain. He needed brain surgury immediatly. On a scale of one to ten...with ten being the worst...dad was a "plus 10". Dad went into surgury and was there for 3.5 hours or so...he came out of surgury fine but we found out the damage was worse than they had thought. They had to remove some of the damaged area and he would be on life support. We were told that the next 3-10 days are life and death...or very critical. What we think what happend is something as follows: Dad was sleeping down in the basement which is a normal thing. Between 8:30am and 10:30am, he tried going upstairs. This info is a little sketchy because we werent there, but based on some of the info that we have seen, we think that he tripped on the stair going up and fell...hitting his right eye on the stereo and then hitting face first on the ground. This created the damage that we are aware of. We spoke with the cardiologist today and found out that dad has also had a heart attack with in the last eight days, but they have not figured out exactly when. There is a thought that this might have caused the fall be we are uncertain. Dad is in stable but "second to second" condition. If and when dad comes out of the "coma" state, there will likely be many months of therapy that needs to be done, plus until the brain issues are resolved, they can not even think about looking at his broken neck. To sum it all up...dad is in very bad condition. We thank you all for all of your prayers and support and all of the food and gifts. Your love for my dad and our family is amazing and we are extremely grateful. We will continue to update you as we know more. Please continue to pray!! Pray for dad (jim) for healing. Pray for mom (sue) that she can continue to be strong. We do know that we most likely havent seen the worst yet. This is when we need your prayers the most. Please feel free to enter your thoughts on this blogspot as we will update you as we know more. We are very thankful for the love you all have shown.

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