He is Good!

As I write this, my sweet husband Ryan is driving me to New Orleans to spend some time with Mom.   I’m now 32 weeks pregnant and every week that passes makes it harder and harder for me to sit up at the hospital all day. We are praising God and feeling so blessed that I’m not having the same complications with this pregnancy that I did with Harrison. The Lord knows exactly what you need, and He knew that I needed a smooth pregnancy this time around. 

Grannie has been with Mom since Sunday night and does a fantastic job of caring for her. The old saying is so true, “No matter how old you get, you still need your Mom”. Mom constantly ask for Grannie and leans on her to get through every procedure and test. How blessed are we that Grannie is in such good health and able to care for Mom? Again, the Lord knows exactly what you need. 

Tuesday, Mom had a really good day. It was full of decisions that would help get Mom closer to a discharge day. We aren’t anywhere near going home, but we have lots of hurdles to get passed to get us there. Every hurdle we get passed, is a day closer to coming home.. so no matter how small the hurdle is we celebrate it. Tuesday the prosthetic people came and brought a shrinker to help shape her left leg and prepare it for a prosthetic. The doctors also gave the ok for her to have her trach downsized. Downsizing the trach is something that has to be done a few times before it’s eventually removed. This also makes the trach more comfortable for Mom. Tuesday was a good day for her. 

This morning, I got a text that Mom had spiked a fever overnight. Her white blood count had also risen significantly and she has been having a consistent stomach pain that won’t seem to go away. Today, they took her for a CT scan to try and get to the bottom of this infection and stomach pain. Please pray it’s a simple infection that will be cleared up quickly and easily. 

Mom also has some spots on her left hand and left leg that aren’t healing properly. These “sores” were caused when she was having the blood clot issues. They are basically dead tissue that we have been praying would fall off and new skin/tissue would form in its place. The Vascular surgeon came in today and cleaned the spot on her leg and packed it and have hope that it will continue to heal. The hand surgeon has plans to do the same to her hand tomorrow. Please pray that these spots heal quickly and don’t cause anymore issues.

Mom is very alert these days and enjoys visiting with us when we are there. It does my heart so good to talk to her and show her pictures of the kids and tell her stories of what’s going on at home. Every time I have to go home, it just breaks my heart. I can’t wait for the day I get to take herb home. 

Recently, there was a picture on my timeline that I posted 5 years ago asking for prayers for Mom because she was in the hospital due to her heart failure. I broke down when I saw that picture and I begged God to put these days of sickness behind her. I’m choosing to believe that there’s a day ahead of us where Mom will be well. She will feel good and for the first time in six years she will be able to enjoy and indulge in life. I’m very aware that that day won’t be next week, nor will it be next month, but when I close my eyes I can see my sweet Mom laughing with her kids, hugging her grand babies and enjoying every moment of life. These days, that’s my prayer. I pray for complete healing and health for Mom. I pray that she will get to enjoy and participate in moments that she hasn’t been able to enjoy in six years. The Lord has promised Good to those that serve Him. He has never broken a promise and I have no doubt that the days ahead will be Good for Mom. Please join us in continuing to pray for good days ahead. We love you all and are praying that the days ahead of you are good as well. 

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