Lifting Up Dad From Our Knees.....: still the same.....

Sunday, January 21, 2007

still the same.....

well, it's 11:45 p.m...things are much the same. dad is stable as far as "vitals" go. it is pretty quiet and peaceful up here right now. it is difficult to wait and wait and wait, but i try to remember that no negative steps back is something to be thankful for. it has been about 52 hours since the completion of the surgery and the most critical time is the first 72 hours. we know that God is good and in control yet it is still not easy.....for now, we will wait.

13 comments:

Anonymous said...: Thanks for the update, Jason. We appreciate you setting up this communication channel. We are keeping all of your family in our thoughts and prayers.

George; January 22, 2007 at 12:24 AM
Anonymous said...: I'm praying for all of you...

Cliff; January 22, 2007 at 8:05 AM
Larry Wilhite said...: I'm praying for you all, and am also grateful for this communication. I pray for God's grace, wisdom, and strength for Jim and for all of you. Larry W.; January 22, 2007 at 8:30 AM
Anonymous said...: I just want to share some encouragement from Paul with all of you. At times like these there is nothing more encouraging to my spirit than the Word of God.

Ephesians 3:14-21 says, "For this reason I kneel before the Father...I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge - that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God.

Now to him who able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen."

Michael & I are praying this for each of you.

Love,
Michael & Abigail Crawford; January 22, 2007 at 8:42 AM
Anonymous said...: We love you all and are praying continuously. God loves Jim even more than we do and he will accomplish his good will for him. Thank you everyone for your prayers, encouragement and support!

We will continue to trust God in this crisis and lift our hearts and prayers every moment.; January 22, 2007 at 8:52 AM
Anonymous said...: prayers fill our minds when we think of you all... we pray for perfect wisdom from the doctors, we pray that peace will fill your hearts. jim, sue, jason, andy, anna, and joe... we love you. may the miricles of our God be truly realized within these difficult times.; January 22, 2007 at 8:56 AM
Anonymous said...: Jeanne and I are praying for all of you. If there is anything you need, please do not hesitate to call.

Rohrs; January 22, 2007 at 9:17 AM
Anonymous said...: I'll be praying for strength and peace for all of you (Sue, kids and grandkids)as you walk through this, and healing for Jim.
In His love,
Claire K; January 22, 2007 at 9:47 AM
Unknown said...: I just wanted to let you know Megan and I are thinking of you and your family. We wish the best for your father.

Sincerely,

Chris & Megan Hoff; January 22, 2007 at 9:53 AM
Anonymous said...: Just letting you know the Discovery class is praying for your family.

May you experience the peace of God in the midst of trials.; January 22, 2007 at 9:53 AM
Anonymous said...: Hey Maley Boys, Sue, Anna and Kelly: I am so thankful for this site. we think about him all day long and this is a great way to communicate. We are continuing to pray for Gods love and strength for all of you. Ron & Sally; January 22, 2007 at 10:21 AM
Unknown said...: Your family is in my thoughts and prayers as the day procedes... what a blessing to have so much love from soo many people. I pray for continued strength... I am here if you need anything.

Kami Glock; January 22, 2007 at 10:48 AM
Anonymous said...: Jim's a tough man, and I'm sure he will be up and running (and maybe fixing the stairs, or throwing out that chair) in no time! We should all focus and pray for his well-being, and together, with God on our side, ultimately, it will be a battle we cannot lose. We love you guys,

Paul and Rebecca Harrington; January 22, 2007 at 11:26 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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