Lifting Up Dad From Our Knees.....: nothing really to update...

Sunday, February 11, 2007

nothing really to update...

sorry for the lack of communication, but there hasn't been much to update today. all of dad's "numbers" are doing well. he hasn't been "awake" much today. the doctors are getting together tomorrow to decide on the plan for the week. when we hear what that is, we will update you. thanks for your prayers and encouragement.

6 comments:

Anonymous said...: we're thinking of you often and praising God for Jim and his life.

We know his wounded body needs rest and we are praying he has a peaceful night of sleep.

We love you all . . .

Grahams; February 11, 2007 at 9:18 PM
Anonymous said...: Dear Sue and Family,

Just wanted to let you know that all of you are in my thoughts and prayers as we all get ready for another week. May God give the doctors wisdom as they meet tomorrow and may He give you all His peace that passes understanding as you wait. I'm asking for protection from infection and continued healing for Jim.

Please tell Jim we are praying for him and that we think of him often. He would be so proud of all of you. You are a special family. I know it can be so stressful as you wait to see what the outcome will be. Just know that you are prayed for and loved.

Thanks again for all of the updates. We appreciate them.

Love & Prayers,

Rosa and Ken Liston; February 11, 2007 at 9:42 PM
Anonymous said...: Just wanted to let you know that you are in my thoughts and prayers continually. We love you all!

I hope Uncle Jim rested well last night and continues to heal with no infections. I pray for wisdom for the doctors, and I pray for continued improvement in Uncle Jim. ( along with many other prayers as well ) God is good!

We love you!
Sharon; February 12, 2007 at 8:26 AM
Anonymous said...: Our prayers are with each of you as you are facing this most difficult time!!! May you feel the Lord's presence and sense His peace even in the midst of these terrible circumstances. He loves you and even more loves Jim...so trust Him and allow His grace to be sufficient!; February 12, 2007 at 10:17 AM
Anonymous said...: The strength of your family has been an encouragement to so many! I pray that the Lord ocntinues to strengthen you all and Jim. Praise the Lord for all the things he has given to us!; February 12, 2007 at 8:17 PM
Anonymous said...: I find myself struggling for words when my heart simply cries for you. You are loved, my friends. Jim is loved...more than I can even comprehend...

we were talking about Psalm 23 this wknd..."He makes me lie down"...May He keep you in His rest...even on the couches that have become home...even with the tubes and noises and lights of Jim's world right now...
Never alone.

With much love--sarah; February 12, 2007 at 9:56 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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