Lifting Up Dad From Our Knees.....: morning update 01/25/2007...

Thursday, January 25, 2007

morning update 01/25/2007...

"Still very critical but stable"...There hasn't been a huge change from yesterday. We spoke with Dr. Young this morning who gave us the results of the CT scan...he said that there was no huge change...no change worthy of going back in right now and removing more blood or brain matter. He reminded us that this is a long road, "a marathon, not a sprint", to be patient and keep hope. As we are on the sixth day, our bodies are wearing, stress levels go up and patience wears thin. Please continue to pray for endurance. Pray that mom will stay healthy. Continue to pray for healing for dad...pray that the intercranial pressure (ICP) will go down dramatically. Again we want to thank all of you for supporting our family in all the many ways that you have. We couldn't stand without all of your support. Your prayers for us are definatly being felt! We love all of you and hope to update you more later.

-A

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Anonymous said...: Hi Guys,

My name is Carrie David and I live in Moultrie, GA. I heard about your Dad from Sara (Leeka) Craft. She is a precious girl and clearly loves your family. Me and my husband, Chad are praying for your family. May God be glorified!

Sincerely
Carrie David; January 25, 2007 at 10:19 AM
Anonymous said...: Hi guys! I'm just sending my thoughts, love and prayers your way once again. Hearing about Kade's salvation is proof to me that our God has a purpose in all of this. His ways are higher than our ways, his thoughts higher than ours...What a might God we serve!!

Mom & Dad send their love!

Bendi; January 25, 2007 at 10:49 AM
Anonymous said...: Good Morning My precious Family,

I know the waiting is heart wrenching, tiring and stressful, but please know your family and friends are upholding you every minute of every day. God's will WILL be accomplished in Jim, in you and in us to HIS glory and our good. Hang in there! I'll see you tonight.

Patty; January 25, 2007 at 10:59 AM
Anonymous said...: Sue and family,
You remain in our thoughts and prayers as you walk through these very difficult days. Be sure to take time to rest when you can, and know that God is holding you close to Himself with each moment..as he is Jim. Our prayer for all of you is "the peace that passes all understanding."; January 25, 2007 at 11:30 AM
Anonymous said...: Dear Sue and all the family,

I have been reading daily all the bloggs and have been keeping up with things through Dad and Norene. We are praying constantly for Uncle Jim and all of you. The children have you all in their prayers everynight. They ask lots of questions and wonder on the updates. I know that this is a very tough time right now, both emotionally and physically. The Lord works many wonders and He has a plan for Uncle Jim. Miracles do happen and Matt's mom is one of them. The brain aneurysm she had a few years ago should have taken her life, but it was not her time. She went through many ups and downs with her brain and the ICP's during that time, also. The doctors and staff there are good. That is where she was when she went through her ordeal. Uncle Jim is in good hands, especially God's.

I just want all of you to know that you are in our prayers and thoughts constantly. God is good, and I know that no matter what, we know where Uncle Jim stands with the Lord and I am happy for that. I know the feeling of the wants that we have as humans, to just have more time, one more minute, one more hour, one more day, etc. I pray that that is Gods will for Uncle Jim. He's tough and a fighter, I know that he will not give up easily.

We love you all!

God Bless,
Sharon; January 25, 2007 at 2:38 PM
AMY said...: HEY MALEY FAMILY. JUST WANTED TO LET YOU ALL KNOW THAT ZEEK, ISAIAH, AND I ARE PRAYING FOR ALL OF YOU. WE ARE PRAYING FOR GOD TO WORK WITH ALL HIS MIGHT FOR MR MALEY. JUST KNOW THAT GOD IS GOOD AND HE HIS RIGHT ON TIME. WE LOVE ALL OF YOU. LET US KNOW IF WE CAN DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN LIFT UP OUR PRAYERS.

AMY, ZEEK AND ISAIAH; January 25, 2007 at 4:02 PM
Anonymous said...: 2 yrs ago I fought for my life,also,and was on a ventilator for several days. Through all the sedation I somehow knew, without a shadow of a doubt, the presence of MY LORD and that HE was with me. Like you, my family says that the "waiting room" is a very trying place...but that OUR LORD sends just the right people at the right time.

I have know Jim for many years. The men in the Friday morning Men's group are praying.

Last week during my devotions and prayer, I sensed strongly the PRESENCE of the Holy Spirit...and HE tapped my shoulder and told me to pray for JIM. This I have and will continue to do.

Ephesians 3:20 " Now glory be to God! By his mighty power at work within us, he is able to accomplish infinitely more than we would ever dare to ask or hope"

On behalf of my family Matt and Sheila,...Steve McFarland
my cell 580-2676
email: anewduckheart@verizon.net; January 25, 2007 at 11:43 PM

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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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