September 20, 2009

Gene has been somewhat better today.  He is still very tired and not having much interaction.  His temperature has gone up and down but he seems much more comfortable.  His ventilator settings have been moved down a bit.  He is now on 20 pressure and 35 oxygen and seems very comfortable. 

Emily is planning to spend the night with him at Kindred because he is still running some temperature.  It is not comfortable for her there, and she is especially uncomfortable being away from the house after the flood the other night.  We've had quite a bit of rainfall this afternoon and early evening, and the "creek" is up like it often gets during big rainfall.  But it was a bit more intimidating because of the experience the other night while she was away.  She's hear several stories from neighbors about how bad it really got!  One neighbor told her there was two feet of water running down the street in front of the house in addition to the rise from the creek.  Her house would have had water on three sides!  Another neighbor told her that a car tried to come across the bridge where the dumpster had lodged.  He kept trying to motion the driver away, but the driver didn't pay attention.  He didn't make it and the car ended up not even on the bridge but on the creek bank partially submerged in the water.  The police had to come and help rescue the car and the driver.

Anyway, it was a hard decision for Emily to decide to go spend the night with Gene rather than stay home and watch over their "place", but that was the decision. She reported in that his left leg is still a little swollen but that she thinks her massaging over the last couple of days may have helped it go down some.

Prayer Requests
Please pray for Gene to gain strength in his body and his respiration.  Pray for Emily to have the strength to continue caring and advocating for Gene and for her to have peace with her decisions.