August 22, 2009

Gene was very alert and had lots of activity today.

This morning Emily, Frances, and Joyce visited with him and serenaded him once again. Bruce was there and gave Dad a great massage - it seemed to be such a healing touch. Dr. Carver and his wife were there and before they left Dr. Carver read a psalm and had a circle of prayer. Lynn was able to spend time with Gene this morning as well.

The wound nurse changed the dressing on the pressure sore today. Her assessment was that it looks the same. The small sores one on his heel and one between his shoulder blades were all smaller. Dr. Deversa said that this was a good sign that his body may be beginning to marshal some of its resources to heal the wounds. Frances asked about his protein, and there will be another check on Monday. They have upped the protein in his feeding, but can only check once a week to get an accurate reading.

This afternoon Frances and Emily went back to visit again. They took a break this afternoon and went to the movie Julie & Julia. It's a good thing that Frances was able to talk Emily into that! She rarely is taking time for any kind of R & R. Early this evening they were back at the hospital and were joined by Frances' husband Bob, and their two sons Jon and Tim. The guys had driven down from Lexington to visit with Gene. He seemed glad to see them. They stopped by Emily's after the visit and Lynn had a chance to spend a little time visiting before they headed back to Lexington this evening.

Prayer Requests
Please pray that Gene's respiratory strength will continue to grow, that his pressure wound will begin to heal, and that he will have peace. Pray that Emily will have strength and peace of mind.