Last night I stayed with Jared until a little after 10:00. Earlier, I left to go call Adam and ran into the hospital chaplain. He was very solemn. At times during our conversation, I felt that I was comforting and reassuring him instead of the other way around. He prayed and then we parted. He is a nice man.William and I went upstairs to the stem cell room and laid down for the night and watched a little TV.
Pastor Lynn called around 7:00 this morning to check on Jared and tell us that Tonya had her baby; a little boy. His name is Dalton. William got up soon after.
I got up around 9:00. I was going to get a shower but decided to wait because I didn't have a towel. I changed clothes and then went down to Jared's room.
A nurse came by and said that we had a visitor. He came in for a moment and then went back to wait for William in the waiting area. (I appreciated this person coming by but I was not really wanting to see anyone or for anyone to to see Jared. Lord, I pray that you'll give us wisdom to know what to do in this situation. I know there are some that need to see Jared but sometimes not. Please give us wisdom. In Jesus name.)
The doctors starting gathering outside. William arrived soon after. They all came in and decided that Jared would need a tube to help with drainage. Lord, help them to do it accurately and correctly. I'm thinking the tube will be one more thing to be careful with. Over all, I think Jared is improving. It is still a slow process but we are trusting God all the way.
Today the kidney doctor is playing around with the dialysis machine. They are trying to pull fluids and stop the machine from clogging. The respiratory guy is about to test Jared's nutrition level through his respirator. William left to go call work. When he gets back, I'm going to get a shower.
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| Jared and Rudy - 1998 |
William came back and I left for my shower. I checked my email first and then went down the hall. After my shower, I put a load of clothes in the washing machine and then went back to Jared's room. Jared was resting. William and I decided to go eat lunch. We came back and sat with Jared. They were preparing to put Jared's tube in. We left at 2:30 and went upstairs.
At 4:00, we went back downstairs and William's Uncle Earl and Aunt Louise were waiting in the PICU lobby. We said hi and then went to check on Jared. Grace asked if we could come back in 30 minutes to an hour. We went back out and sat with Earl and Louise. We kept checking and finally were able to go back and see Jared at 6:00. We all visited with Jared and then came out at 6:30. Mark, my dad, was in the lobby. We waited on my sister, Debbie, and her husband, Patrick, and then went upstairs. Debbie had brought dinner for all of us. We came back at 8:00 and sat with Jared. It is now almost 10:00. This day has really flown by.
*Lord, I thank you for this day. I thank you for the many blessing you've given us. I thank you for Jared and that he is in your hands. I thank you that he successfully made it through his line surgery. Have your way in Jesus name. Amen.
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