Moving Forward

I wish I could say I had a perfect night’s sleep with my new pain patch; but the truth is I spent the night dealing with quite a bit of pain in my left side where the tube is inserted. Every time I moved or got up it sent another wave to remind me it was there. David got up and went to work this morning and I stayed in bed for a while.

Shortly after I decided I had just enough energy to get myself out of bed, my dear friend from Fernley called. I was still in pain and the hard night had made my voice somewhat stressed. She picked right up on that. Without hesitation she jumped in the shower then on the road to get to my side as soon as possible. She played nurse maid tirelessly until 3pm. I know God is watching over me because he has sent me friends such as this.

About noon I started feeling better and ate a good breakfast complete with the required Ensure. I had several visitors throughout the day and felt strong enough to get some more food down in the afternoon. I mixed an Ensure with a supplement David’s Mom found for cancer patients, creating a 600-calorie “power” drink. It wasn’t too bad and seemed to go down pretty well. If I could get three of those concoctions down a day, I would be set!

The call came in from San Francisco. I have a 9:30am appointment on Monday. They feel strongly that the benefits of the additional stent will outweigh the risks of complications. Joe Frey has offered to fly us to Oakland, where a car will be waiting to take me right to the hospital. All I need is a red carpet.

David and I have come to the conclusion that we will hit a wall if we do nothing. Moving forward is our only option. So, we are going to do our part…put our trust in the doctors to do their part…and lean heavily on the Lord to do His part.