July 18, 2009

Gene had a pretty good day today.

When Emily arrived at the hospital to spend the evening and night with him, he seemed comfortable although tired. He is still on the C-Pap sleep setting with the ventilator, although he did come back down one notch for a little while during the day. He is also still set up a bit on his supplementary oxygen.

Emily shared some very encouraging news about his movement this evening. She told him that she was going to rub some lotion on his feet, and then took off his massage boots, he started moving his foot from side to side! That is the first voluntary movement of his feet in that way since the infarction at Erlanger. What a hopeful sign.

Prayer Requests
Please continue to pray for Gene's respiration to stabilize so that he can begin working on the weaning progress again and for the pressure sore on his lower back to begin to heal. Pray for him to continue to have increased strength and movement in his body! Pray for Emily. She is an amazing woman who is a great example for those of us who watch her in this time. Pray for her to have strength and courage as Dad's advocate over these next days and weeks, and the wisdom to know when she has to take time for herself.