As always, your prayers are working miracles!
There was a fear of leakage, of having to undergo another surgery, of needing a stomach drain, fluctuating numbers... It was a very rough morning and afternoon in most every way. Rob slept most of the day and was letting his body work at repairing itself. We have to remember that Rob did not just have 'one' surgery -- It was actually five major surgeries combined into one. His body has been traumatized and is trying it's best to recover.
Around dinner time, he got a short burst of energy, asked to get up and walk, and walked further down the hall than he has so far. Rob's brother, Stu, his sister, Holly, and I watched in sheer delight, with tears of joy in our eyes! Since then, he has been sleeping quietly on and off, somehow becoming accustomed to the non-stop poking, prodding, draining, and monitoring. We discovered another angel nurse - Melanie. She really blessed us all day today!Holly and I find ourselves checking to make sure we see the rise and fall of his chest as he rests in this darkened hospital room. We remain faithfully perched on the windowsill watching, listening, praying... from before sunup 'til well after sundown.
We are praying the quiet hours bring more and more healing to his body and mind, and that tomorrow brings so much more strength that the thought of undergoing more surgery fades into the shadows. Way into the shadows.
And on a lighter note, pray that when we leave tonight, I remember which deck we parked in, so that Holly and I don't have to go on another tour of the tunnels under Beaumont to get to the "other side." Without the help of a fine young lad named Ryan, I'm sure we would have arrived home much later than the midnight hour we did. :) I guess we're a little tired!
Thank you, in the deepest and most heartfelt way.
In Love and In Peace,
Cheri ♥
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