1145pm
No real updates for the day. There has been no change neurologically. We still await the medication that was inducing a coma to be fully cleared from his system, although the level was already very low yesterday. We spent time tonight praying, reading some scriptures and singing a hymn with Lucas. I played a couple of Lucas' own recordings for him. How I wish I could feel him squeeze my hand as I hold his...
We are so grateful for your continued prayers and words of encouragement and offers of help in the comments and on facebook, email, etc. I wish I could respond to each of you--know that I read and treasure every message sent. You are all such a blessing during this time. We feel greatly loved.
God is good.
Friday, June 11, 2010
Day 16
1:10 pm
Lucas' neurological exam remains unchanged. We are waiting for the medications to fully clear from his system. He is otherwise stable (but still critical), with no current plans to make any treatment changes heading into the weekend.
We are still a bit overwhelmed ourselves right now to entertain visitors from out of town, but if Lucas' friends locally want to stop by during the day just for a few minutes, they are welcome as long as his intracranial pressures seem stable. Please understand he remains unresponsive and we do want to avoid too much stimulation.
We are grateful for everyone's continued prayers for Lucas. Please continue to pray for God's miraculous healing for him. Pray also for strength, courage, and wisdom from above for us. We feel much loved by you all and by God.
God is good.
Lucas' neurological exam remains unchanged. We are waiting for the medications to fully clear from his system. He is otherwise stable (but still critical), with no current plans to make any treatment changes heading into the weekend.
We are still a bit overwhelmed ourselves right now to entertain visitors from out of town, but if Lucas' friends locally want to stop by during the day just for a few minutes, they are welcome as long as his intracranial pressures seem stable. Please understand he remains unresponsive and we do want to avoid too much stimulation.
We are grateful for everyone's continued prayers for Lucas. Please continue to pray for God's miraculous healing for him. Pray also for strength, courage, and wisdom from above for us. We feel much loved by you all and by God.
God is good.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Day 15 cont.
Lucas' head CT shows no current bleeding (although still abnormal with evidence of significant damage), so the neurosurgeons feel it is appropriate to use a low dose of blood thinners to prevent any further blood clots.
Lucas had problems with his heart rate slowing down and we thought his blood pressure dropping dangerously low early this afternoon, but he is now off the blood pressure medicines and his pressure and heart rate seem normal. But, he is now having excessive fluid loss that had been controlled by one of those medicines, so please pray that this will be controlled and not cause further problems with his electrolytes.
We still have seen no significant neurological improvement but continue to pray that God would move mightily to heal Lucas. Our trust is in His perfect will in all things and our prayer is for His wisdom to be evident to us in all decisions.
I took some time to read some scriptures that have been shared with us to Lucas. Pray the Holy Spirit would speak these to his mind and be a comfort to him.
As always, we are thankful for your faithful prayers for Lucas and for us. We are blessed.
God is good.
Lucas had problems with his heart rate slowing down and we thought his blood pressure dropping dangerously low early this afternoon, but he is now off the blood pressure medicines and his pressure and heart rate seem normal. But, he is now having excessive fluid loss that had been controlled by one of those medicines, so please pray that this will be controlled and not cause further problems with his electrolytes.
We still have seen no significant neurological improvement but continue to pray that God would move mightily to heal Lucas. Our trust is in His perfect will in all things and our prayer is for His wisdom to be evident to us in all decisions.
I took some time to read some scriptures that have been shared with us to Lucas. Pray the Holy Spirit would speak these to his mind and be a comfort to him.
As always, we are thankful for your faithful prayers for Lucas and for us. We are blessed.
God is good.
Day 15
Lucas' had a quiet night. His heart rate occasionally slows down. We are not sure if this is just a result of weaning off some of his medicines. Pray for this to resolve.
He has started on tube feedings in addition to the IV nutrition. Pray he tolerates this well.
The plan for late this morning is to obtain a head ct scan to check if he is stable enough to begin blood clot prophylaxis with blood thinners. This would not be a high dose to treat what blood clots he has in his arms, but would help prevent other clots from developing.
All other treatments needed (fractures of leg, cervical vertebra, facial bones) remain on hold pending neurological stability. Pray against any other complications.
There is still not significant neurological response. We continue to pray for the Lord's miraculous work in his brain. His medication levels may be low enough today or tomorrow to do a full neurological assessment.
We may have a chance to sit down with both the neurosurgical and critical care teams tomorrow to discuss current status and prognosis and answer questions. Please pray for great wisdom for all involved.
As always, thank you all for you continued prayers for Lucas and for us. We have heard comments not only from our current friends and church family, but also from people we do not know, and from people we have not been in contact with for years. You are all a blessing to us and we give thanks for your love for us in this time.
Thank you for standing with us in prayer.
God is good.
He has started on tube feedings in addition to the IV nutrition. Pray he tolerates this well.
The plan for late this morning is to obtain a head ct scan to check if he is stable enough to begin blood clot prophylaxis with blood thinners. This would not be a high dose to treat what blood clots he has in his arms, but would help prevent other clots from developing.
All other treatments needed (fractures of leg, cervical vertebra, facial bones) remain on hold pending neurological stability. Pray against any other complications.
There is still not significant neurological response. We continue to pray for the Lord's miraculous work in his brain. His medication levels may be low enough today or tomorrow to do a full neurological assessment.
We may have a chance to sit down with both the neurosurgical and critical care teams tomorrow to discuss current status and prognosis and answer questions. Please pray for great wisdom for all involved.
As always, thank you all for you continued prayers for Lucas and for us. We have heard comments not only from our current friends and church family, but also from people we do not know, and from people we have not been in contact with for years. You are all a blessing to us and we give thanks for your love for us in this time.
Thank you for standing with us in prayer.
God is good.
Wednesday, June 9, 2010
Day 14 cont.
Lucas' intracranial and blood pressures have remained stable throughout day. The dosage of one of the medications needed to keep his blood pressure up was decreased today. His respirations seem improved. These are all answers to prayer.
Please remember he remains gravely injured. The above are merely complications of the real issues he faces. The medication inducing a coma is nearly out of his system. He has a cough with suctioning of his breathing tube, but this is only a reflex. Otherwise we see no neurological function. We await testing by the neurosurgeons, perhaps tomorrow or the next day, but we are unsure.
Our prayer remains that God would fully heal the structure and function of Lucas' brain and that he would have a full recovery. We continue to pray for his other injuries that are also very serious, but that cannot be treated until he is more stable neurologically.
We continue to feel your love for us as the Lord strengthens us in response to your prayers. Your words of encouragement, scriptures, and prayers are like manna through which the Lord sustains us daily. Pray for continued strength, courage, and wisdom.
Please pray also for my younger son, that the Lord would especially watch over him while we are away from him. Pray for my dad, a prayer warrior, that God would especially comfort and encourage him during this trial as he is dealing with some health issues of his own as well as life transitions.
Continue to remember Lucas' doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists, and all others involved in his care, that the Lord would be at work through them with all manner of knowledge, wisdom, skill, and compassion.
We love you all.
God is good.
Please remember he remains gravely injured. The above are merely complications of the real issues he faces. The medication inducing a coma is nearly out of his system. He has a cough with suctioning of his breathing tube, but this is only a reflex. Otherwise we see no neurological function. We await testing by the neurosurgeons, perhaps tomorrow or the next day, but we are unsure.
Our prayer remains that God would fully heal the structure and function of Lucas' brain and that he would have a full recovery. We continue to pray for his other injuries that are also very serious, but that cannot be treated until he is more stable neurologically.
We continue to feel your love for us as the Lord strengthens us in response to your prayers. Your words of encouragement, scriptures, and prayers are like manna through which the Lord sustains us daily. Pray for continued strength, courage, and wisdom.
Please pray also for my younger son, that the Lord would especially watch over him while we are away from him. Pray for my dad, a prayer warrior, that God would especially comfort and encourage him during this trial as he is dealing with some health issues of his own as well as life transitions.
Continue to remember Lucas' doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists, and all others involved in his care, that the Lord would be at work through them with all manner of knowledge, wisdom, skill, and compassion.
We love you all.
God is good.
Day 14
Lucas had a stable night physically for which we are thankful. Please understand that he remains critically ill on life support... stable is relative. We continue to pray for God's healing of his brain. We ask for your prayers for patience and wisdom for us as we wait to see if he has any neurological function. His other injuries are important as well, but treatment is all dictated by neurological issues.
As always, thank you for your texts, emails, comments, etc of encouragement, prayers, and scriptures. They are used by God to sustain us.
God is good.
As always, thank you for your texts, emails, comments, etc of encouragement, prayers, and scriptures. They are used by God to sustain us.
God is good.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Day 13 cont.
800 pm
Lucas' pulmonary functions are improved today and his blood pressure medication dosages have been lowered, although we know his pressures can fluctuate at any time. He remains critically ill. We continue to patiently wait on evidence of neurological function to return and we know his healing is entirely up to God. We thank you for praying with us for his full recovery.
I spent some time this afternoon reading to Lucas some of the scripture verses many of you have shared. The Word of God is alive and powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword--or scalpel for that matter--and while I do not know that he can hear us at this time, I know the Spirit can speak to him where we cannot. We trust in Him and His will and His work.
Many thanks to you who share our blog/prayer requests with your church family, friends, facebook, or blog. We feel much love.
God is good.
Lucas' pulmonary functions are improved today and his blood pressure medication dosages have been lowered, although we know his pressures can fluctuate at any time. He remains critically ill. We continue to patiently wait on evidence of neurological function to return and we know his healing is entirely up to God. We thank you for praying with us for his full recovery.
I spent some time this afternoon reading to Lucas some of the scripture verses many of you have shared. The Word of God is alive and powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword--or scalpel for that matter--and while I do not know that he can hear us at this time, I know the Spirit can speak to him where we cannot. We trust in Him and His will and His work.
Many thanks to you who share our blog/prayer requests with your church family, friends, facebook, or blog. We feel much love.
God is good.
Day 13
1230 pm
Lucas had some continued respiratory issues overnight and had a bronchoscopy this morning to clear out some of his right lung and seems to be doing better from that standpoint.
His intracranial pressures remain acceptable. His blood pressure still requires multiple medications to keep it up, but seems a little better today. He has tolerated being repositioned in bed without significant drops. His temperature is back to normal this morning (he was on a cooling blanket before to keep his metabolism low.)
At this time we are just waiting for his system to clear the medication that induced a coma and are praying he will demonstrate neurological function. We continue to pray for God's work in restoring the structure and function of his brain. Please also continue to pray for his other problems, known and unknown, that they would not worsen or otherwise cause any other complications.
Thank you for your continued prayers for our family as well. We are strengthened and encouraged and feel God's peace. We are in His rest (Matthew 11:28). Pray especially for God to give us great wisdom and peace in the hours and days ahead... this is the extent of our short and long term for now. Pray that we would not grow weary in prayer.
We have asked that you also pray for Adam Root (www.adamrootfamily.blogspot.com). He is being discharged from the hospital and going to a rehabilitation unit. This is a great praise. Pray for continued healing and God's grace to be upon him and his family.
Blessings to you all who lift us up and are being used by God to encourage and refresh us. We are grateful.
God is good.
Lucas had some continued respiratory issues overnight and had a bronchoscopy this morning to clear out some of his right lung and seems to be doing better from that standpoint.
His intracranial pressures remain acceptable. His blood pressure still requires multiple medications to keep it up, but seems a little better today. He has tolerated being repositioned in bed without significant drops. His temperature is back to normal this morning (he was on a cooling blanket before to keep his metabolism low.)
At this time we are just waiting for his system to clear the medication that induced a coma and are praying he will demonstrate neurological function. We continue to pray for God's work in restoring the structure and function of his brain. Please also continue to pray for his other problems, known and unknown, that they would not worsen or otherwise cause any other complications.
Thank you for your continued prayers for our family as well. We are strengthened and encouraged and feel God's peace. We are in His rest (Matthew 11:28). Pray especially for God to give us great wisdom and peace in the hours and days ahead... this is the extent of our short and long term for now. Pray that we would not grow weary in prayer.
We have asked that you also pray for Adam Root (www.adamrootfamily.blogspot.com). He is being discharged from the hospital and going to a rehabilitation unit. This is a great praise. Pray for continued healing and God's grace to be upon him and his family.
Blessings to you all who lift us up and are being used by God to encourage and refresh us. We are grateful.
God is good.
Monday, June 7, 2010
Day 12 cont.
No significant changes during the day. We are waiting for the medication that induced the coma to wear off and then the neurosurgeons will reevaluate Lucas. We continue to pray for God's miraculous healing and are so comforted by His peace. We know that Lucas is being lifted up mightily in prayer and we feel the prayers on our behalf also.
Pray Lucas' intracranial pressures would remain low and that his blood pressure would increase and stabilize on its own without the need for medication. Pray for no further respiratory problems. Pray his electrolytes would remain where they need to be and that there would be no further complications.
Pray for strength, courage, and wisdom from above for us. Pray for a restful night. We are thankful for those who are able to pray while we sleep. We love you all.
God is good.
Pray Lucas' intracranial pressures would remain low and that his blood pressure would increase and stabilize on its own without the need for medication. Pray for no further respiratory problems. Pray his electrolytes would remain where they need to be and that there would be no further complications.
Pray for strength, courage, and wisdom from above for us. Pray for a restful night. We are thankful for those who are able to pray while we sleep. We love you all.
God is good.
Day 12
Lucas had a relatively quiet night. His intracranial and blood pressures currently seem within an acceptable range. We were able to turn him in bed a bit without disturbing his ventilation. We are now waiting for the pentobarbital to metabolize out of his system and then the neurosurgeons will further assess his neurological function and we will go from there.
We continue to pray for God's miraculous healing of his brain. We know He is able. We pray He is willing. We pray for his other issues, such as the cervical spine, leg and facial fractures, the blood clots in both arms, and his overall cardiopulmonary status. We pray for prevention of other complications and infection.
We continue to ask prayer for his doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists, and other caregivers that He would give them all manner of knowledge, wisdom, skill, and compassion. They have been wonderful.
Pray for courage, strength, and peace for Tina, Spencer, and myself. Pray also for great wisdom for us in the days ahead. Your texts, facebook posts, and blog comments of scripture, prayers, and encouragement are like manna from heaven. We are blessed by your love and concern for us and we know you love us because He first loved you!
Continue to pray for Sydney and her family. We entrust them to God's grace and mercy.
Pray also for Lucas' friends. We are blessed to get to know them. They our special and remind us of how special our son is.
We are always reminded here that Lucas is not alone in his need for healing. Continue to pray for Adam Root, another brain trauma patient whose wife Amy has been a source of encouragement to us. Pray for Mikey, the uncle of one of Lucas' nurses (Heather), who has been diagnosed with brain cancer. And just as they are not alone, neither are we alone who hope and pray for healing, for we know you share that burden with all of us.
God is good.
We continue to pray for God's miraculous healing of his brain. We know He is able. We pray He is willing. We pray for his other issues, such as the cervical spine, leg and facial fractures, the blood clots in both arms, and his overall cardiopulmonary status. We pray for prevention of other complications and infection.
We continue to ask prayer for his doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists, and other caregivers that He would give them all manner of knowledge, wisdom, skill, and compassion. They have been wonderful.
Pray for courage, strength, and peace for Tina, Spencer, and myself. Pray also for great wisdom for us in the days ahead. Your texts, facebook posts, and blog comments of scripture, prayers, and encouragement are like manna from heaven. We are blessed by your love and concern for us and we know you love us because He first loved you!
Continue to pray for Sydney and her family. We entrust them to God's grace and mercy.
Pray also for Lucas' friends. We are blessed to get to know them. They our special and remind us of how special our son is.
We are always reminded here that Lucas is not alone in his need for healing. Continue to pray for Adam Root, another brain trauma patient whose wife Amy has been a source of encouragement to us. Pray for Mikey, the uncle of one of Lucas' nurses (Heather), who has been diagnosed with brain cancer. And just as they are not alone, neither are we alone who hope and pray for healing, for we know you share that burden with all of us.
God is good.
Sunday, June 6, 2010
Day 11 cont.
We are so very thankful for your continued prayers for Lucas.
He had some difficulty with his lungs this morning and the doctors had trouble getting his oxygen levels under control. They are not sure what the problem was and are not sure it could not happen again. His blood pressure also drops significantly if his medications are interrupted. Please pray for his cardiopulmonary status to improve and become normal.
His intracranial pressures remain acceptable for now and he is now off the medication inducing a coma. It may take a few days to wear off before doctors can reassess to see if Lucas has any neurological function.
Pray for God to work miraculously to restore the structure and function of Lucas' brain and to heal his other injuries and prevent any other complications. Pray for continued knowledge, wisdom, skill, and compassion on the part of all who are caring for him.
This continues to be a very stressful trial for us so please continue to pray for strength and courage (Joshua 1:9) and the peace that surpasses all understanding (Philippians 4:7).
We love you all. God is good.
He had some difficulty with his lungs this morning and the doctors had trouble getting his oxygen levels under control. They are not sure what the problem was and are not sure it could not happen again. His blood pressure also drops significantly if his medications are interrupted. Please pray for his cardiopulmonary status to improve and become normal.
His intracranial pressures remain acceptable for now and he is now off the medication inducing a coma. It may take a few days to wear off before doctors can reassess to see if Lucas has any neurological function.
Pray for God to work miraculously to restore the structure and function of Lucas' brain and to heal his other injuries and prevent any other complications. Pray for continued knowledge, wisdom, skill, and compassion on the part of all who are caring for him.
This continues to be a very stressful trial for us so please continue to pray for strength and courage (Joshua 1:9) and the peace that surpasses all understanding (Philippians 4:7).
We love you all. God is good.
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Day 10 cont.
Lucas remains in very critical condition but his intracranial and blood pressures have been in acceptable ranges today, albeit with significant medications. We are waiting to see over the next few days if he will stabilize and if there will be any neurological response as he weans off certain medications.
We are grateful for your prayers without ceasing for Lucas. Please pray for God's miraculous healing of his brain's structure and function. Pray for all the other issues such as the neck and leg fractures, blood clots, as well as a host of issues unknown to us but known to God. Pray that God would continue to work through the doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists, and others and that He would give them all manner of knowledge, wisdom, skill, and compassion.
God is able to heal him. We pray He is willing. Pray that in the midst of all this the Holy Spirit would speak to and comfort Lucas even in his state and that he would have true healing in Christ.
We did take an opportunity to go home for a few hours today. We had a late lunch with Spencer and it was great to spend some time with him. Please continue to pray for him. We love him and he is a great joy to us. Thank you all for your care and concern for him.
Continue to pray for Sydney. She is here late every night. This is a difficult time for her as for all of us and she shares in our grief. Pray that the God of all comfort would make Himself known to her in a mighty way. Pray for her mother and father also.
Pray for peace and strength and wisdom for us in the coming days. The next several days are likely to be very stressful. We appreciate everyone's offers of help. For now your prayers are what we covet most. Your blog comments, texts, and emails of scripture, prayer, and encouragement help to sustain us. Feel free to continue to forward this blog address / prayer requests to your churches, facebook pages, etc.
We feel much love surrounding us.
God is good.
We are grateful for your prayers without ceasing for Lucas. Please pray for God's miraculous healing of his brain's structure and function. Pray for all the other issues such as the neck and leg fractures, blood clots, as well as a host of issues unknown to us but known to God. Pray that God would continue to work through the doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists, and others and that He would give them all manner of knowledge, wisdom, skill, and compassion.
God is able to heal him. We pray He is willing. Pray that in the midst of all this the Holy Spirit would speak to and comfort Lucas even in his state and that he would have true healing in Christ.
We did take an opportunity to go home for a few hours today. We had a late lunch with Spencer and it was great to spend some time with him. Please continue to pray for him. We love him and he is a great joy to us. Thank you all for your care and concern for him.
Continue to pray for Sydney. She is here late every night. This is a difficult time for her as for all of us and she shares in our grief. Pray that the God of all comfort would make Himself known to her in a mighty way. Pray for her mother and father also.
Pray for peace and strength and wisdom for us in the coming days. The next several days are likely to be very stressful. We appreciate everyone's offers of help. For now your prayers are what we covet most. Your blog comments, texts, and emails of scripture, prayer, and encouragement help to sustain us. Feel free to continue to forward this blog address / prayer requests to your churches, facebook pages, etc.
We feel much love surrounding us.
God is good.
Day 10
No changes to report. Lucas needs God's miraculous healing. We are home for a few hours to be with Spencer. We know God is watching over Lucas. God is good.
Friday, June 4, 2010
Day 9 cont
We are tired so this post is brief.
I wrote earlier that we are in a dark place.
But a dear friend reminded me that...
If I say, “Surely the darkness shall cover me,
and the light about me be night,”
even the darkness is not dark to you;
the night is bright as the day,
for darkness is as light with you. (Psalm 137:11-12)
For it is you who light my lamp;
the Lord my God lightens my darkness. (Psalm 18:28)
And so, the darkness is not so dark.
Thank you again for the prayers, scriptures, and messages of support. We feel God's peace through them.
Lucas' blood pressure has remained fairly stable, so they may try to wean off one of the medications during the night. His intracranial pressures were up last night, but OK for now. Pray it will stay low as they start to taper off some other medications. He remains critically injured and ill and we are trusting in God's healing power where medicine has no answer.
We thank you for your continued prayers on his behalf. If you awaken during the night, say a prayer. It is helpful to know he is being prayed for as we try to sleep.
God is good.
I wrote earlier that we are in a dark place.
But a dear friend reminded me that...
If I say, “Surely the darkness shall cover me,
and the light about me be night,”
even the darkness is not dark to you;
the night is bright as the day,
for darkness is as light with you. (Psalm 137:11-12)
For it is you who light my lamp;
the Lord my God lightens my darkness. (Psalm 18:28)
And so, the darkness is not so dark.
Thank you again for the prayers, scriptures, and messages of support. We feel God's peace through them.
Lucas' blood pressure has remained fairly stable, so they may try to wean off one of the medications during the night. His intracranial pressures were up last night, but OK for now. Pray it will stay low as they start to taper off some other medications. He remains critically injured and ill and we are trusting in God's healing power where medicine has no answer.
We thank you for your continued prayers on his behalf. If you awaken during the night, say a prayer. It is helpful to know he is being prayed for as we try to sleep.
God is good.
Day 9
Lucas remains in extremely critical condition. His blood pressure continues to drop and he had to start on a third pressure medicine last night. It would be easy to ask for prayer for his blood pressure, but honestly there is so much going on that it is really impossible to ask for prayer for specific things. At this point we can only ask for God's healing touch upon him. Continue to pray for knowledge, wisdom, skill, and compassion on the part of the doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists, and many others who are caring for him. We are faced with some very difficult decisions... pray with us for God's guidance in all things.
We respectfully request no visitors to Lucas' room right now. He needs as little stimulation as possible. Please note that our own time is limited and our schedule unknown. But please, please keep praying for him. We don't want his friends to feel disconnected.
Please continue to lift up Spencer, Tina, and myself. We are in a dark place. Continue to pray for Sydney. She is there with us.
We love you. Thank you for your comments and scriptures and prayers. They encourage us.
God is good.
We respectfully request no visitors to Lucas' room right now. He needs as little stimulation as possible. Please note that our own time is limited and our schedule unknown. But please, please keep praying for him. We don't want his friends to feel disconnected.
Please continue to lift up Spencer, Tina, and myself. We are in a dark place. Continue to pray for Sydney. She is there with us.
We love you. Thank you for your comments and scriptures and prayers. They encourage us.
God is good.
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Day 8 cont
Lucas is still very critical but had a fairly quiet day. A day for us to sit next to his bed and just be with him. His intracranial pressures seemed stable, but his blood pressure has been dropping. He is now having problems with his electrolytes. At some point we need to stop focusing on this number or that number and just pray for God's healing touch upon him. God knows what's wrong with him and God can heal him.
Please do continue to pray for healing. We are so appreciative of the fervent prayers of so many--many who do not even know our son. We are confident of this--that God's will is what will be done.
Continue to pray for knowledge, wisdom, skill, and compassion on the part of his doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists, and others involved in his care. They are only human, but God can and is working mightily through them.
Pray for us. We are weak, but He is strong. Pray for patience and the peace that can only come from God. Pray for rest during the night. Thank you all who pray during the night while we try to sleep. Your prayers comfort us and our son.
Continue to pray for our son Spencer at home. Thank you all who are checking in on him. We love him and miss him. Pray for Sydney, Lucas' girlfriend. He loves her and so do we. She has much ahead of her. Pray for her family.
Continue to pray for the Root family. Adam suffered a head injury about 20 days ago and his wife Amy has been a source of comfort and inspiration to us. www.adamrootfamily.blogspot.com
Lucas' nurse during the last 3 day shifts has been Heather. She is an angel. She found out today that her maternal uncle has been diagnosed with a brain tumor and is expected to live a couple months. His name is Mikey. Pray for him and pray for his family.
God is the ultimate physician, not only for my son, but for these others as well.
He is good.
The Lord is good to all,
and his mercy is over all that he has made. Psalm 145:9
Please do continue to pray for healing. We are so appreciative of the fervent prayers of so many--many who do not even know our son. We are confident of this--that God's will is what will be done.
Continue to pray for knowledge, wisdom, skill, and compassion on the part of his doctors, nurses, respiratory therapists, and others involved in his care. They are only human, but God can and is working mightily through them.
Pray for us. We are weak, but He is strong. Pray for patience and the peace that can only come from God. Pray for rest during the night. Thank you all who pray during the night while we try to sleep. Your prayers comfort us and our son.
Continue to pray for our son Spencer at home. Thank you all who are checking in on him. We love him and miss him. Pray for Sydney, Lucas' girlfriend. He loves her and so do we. She has much ahead of her. Pray for her family.
Continue to pray for the Root family. Adam suffered a head injury about 20 days ago and his wife Amy has been a source of comfort and inspiration to us. www.adamrootfamily.blogspot.com
Lucas' nurse during the last 3 day shifts has been Heather. She is an angel. She found out today that her maternal uncle has been diagnosed with a brain tumor and is expected to live a couple months. His name is Mikey. Pray for him and pray for his family.
God is the ultimate physician, not only for my son, but for these others as well.
He is good.
The Lord is good to all,
and his mercy is over all that he has made. Psalm 145:9
Day 8 cont
Lucas' blood pressure continues to remain borderline with no room to adjust his primary medication. The doctors are starting an additional medication to try to keep his blood pressure up. Thank you for continued prayer.
Day 8
1155am
Lucas had an uneventful night and Tina and I were able to get some much needed sleep. Thank you for your prayers.
It occurred to me that in updating Lucas' condition I might be providing details that are too graphic and I want to be sensitive to Lucas as well as to his friends, family, and prayer partners. So I will try to be just specific enough so that you know what is going on and how to specifically pray, but remember, God knows exactly what He is doing... just keep praying!
Lucas intracranial pressures are stable in an acceptable range. Pray this would continue and that swelling and inflammation in the brain would subside completely. But his blood pressure continues to drop and it is a delicate juggling act to keep his blood pressure up and not do anything to affect the intracranial pressure. Pray for wisdom on the part of the doctors and nurses in managing his blood pressure.
He still has a pneumonia, but is on antibiotics. Pray for rapid healing.
He has blood clots in both arms, but no plans for treatment, since this could affect bleeding in the brain. Pray that no clots would break off and go to the heart or lungs.
Continue to pray for knowledge, wisdom, skill, and compassion for the doctors, nurses, and others caring for Lucas. Pray that God is at work through them.
We have asked you to "pray without ceasing" (1 Thess 5:17). We ask that you continue to do so for healing for Lucas. The gospel of Luke records the parable of the persistent widow...
Don't hesitate to pass this on to your church, prayer groups, facebook, etc.
We love you all.
God is good.
Lucas had an uneventful night and Tina and I were able to get some much needed sleep. Thank you for your prayers.
It occurred to me that in updating Lucas' condition I might be providing details that are too graphic and I want to be sensitive to Lucas as well as to his friends, family, and prayer partners. So I will try to be just specific enough so that you know what is going on and how to specifically pray, but remember, God knows exactly what He is doing... just keep praying!
Lucas intracranial pressures are stable in an acceptable range. Pray this would continue and that swelling and inflammation in the brain would subside completely. But his blood pressure continues to drop and it is a delicate juggling act to keep his blood pressure up and not do anything to affect the intracranial pressure. Pray for wisdom on the part of the doctors and nurses in managing his blood pressure.
He still has a pneumonia, but is on antibiotics. Pray for rapid healing.
He has blood clots in both arms, but no plans for treatment, since this could affect bleeding in the brain. Pray that no clots would break off and go to the heart or lungs.
Continue to pray for knowledge, wisdom, skill, and compassion for the doctors, nurses, and others caring for Lucas. Pray that God is at work through them.
We have asked you to "pray without ceasing" (1 Thess 5:17). We ask that you continue to do so for healing for Lucas. The gospel of Luke records the parable of the persistent widow...
18:1 And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart. 2 He said, “In a certain city there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected man. 3 And there was a widow in that city who kept coming to him and saying, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’ 4 For a while he refused, but afterward he said to himself, ‘Though I neither fear God nor respect man, 5 yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will give her justice, so that she will not beat me down by her continual coming.’” 6 And the Lord said, “Hear what the unrighteous judge says. 7 And will not God give justice to his elect, who cry to him day and night? Will he delay long over them? 8 I tell you, he will give justice to them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?”
So please, pray. A moment here, a moment there. When you awaken at night and aren't sure why... pray. Let the Son of Man find many with faith on earth who persistently pray for healing.
We cherish your comments on this blog of scripture, prayers, love, and support. They are so very much appreciated. We feel God's presence through you all
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We love you all.
God is good.
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
Day 7 cont.
925pm
Lucas' intracranial pressures are currently better with a combination of prayer, cooling him down, positioning (sitting up supported in bed), and another dose of hypertonic saline allowed after his sodium levels corrected. (I think mostly prayer, so please keep praying!)
His arterial pressures continue to respond to medicine and fluid. He has had some complications develop. He has a pneumonia and is currently on antibiotics. He also has blood clots in both arms which present a risk to break off and go to the heart, but are currently untreatable due to risks of bleeding with his injuries. These, along with his cervical and leg fractures, are by themselves bad situations, but take second place to the brain pressures. However, continue to pray for the intracranial pressures to remain low as well as these secondary issues as they remain significant concerns.
We are thankful for all the voicemails (hard to take actual calls), emails, and texts of prayer and support. For those who have visited us, we apologize for only being able to spend a few minutes with you after you have driven so far, but our time can be stretched thin. Most of all we appreciate your prayers near and far for our son and for our family. Please continue to pray that God would perform a great miracle of healing in his life. Pray for knowledge, wisdom, skill, and compassion on the part of the doctors, nurses, and others taking care of him. We see Him at work through them and know your prayers play a part. Pray for Tina and myself that we would remain strong in this trial and that we would lean on Him and not on our own understanding. Pray for our son Spencer... I know his heart aches for his big brother. Pray God would give him special peace and comfort. Thank you all for your concern for him and your reaching out to him. Pray for Sydney, Lucas' girlfriend. He loves her and so do we. Pray for her family as I know they suffer in this with us.
And to all Lucas' friends... we are so blessed to get to know you. We are sorry it is under such circumstances. But you have been an encouragement to us in knowing how much he is loved and cared about by so many in the community. We are praying for you as well. We are trying to keep Lucas quiet and avoid any undo excitement that might increase his pressures (although he does remain in a medication induced coma) and so do want to limit visitors in his room at least for the next few days... but feel free to come by if you just need to be here for him. We are happy to meet you and spend a few minutes lifting him up with you.
Finally, please continue to PRAY. Many times it is difficult to know what or how to pray. Don't worry, the Holy Spirit knows... you just pray. Especially at night... if you happen to awaken, would you pray for Lucas that he would heal and pray for his parents that we might have some rest.
Please continue to follow on this blog. You can set it up so that you get emails when it is updated.
Blessings to you all. God is good.
Burnie
Lucas' intracranial pressures are currently better with a combination of prayer, cooling him down, positioning (sitting up supported in bed), and another dose of hypertonic saline allowed after his sodium levels corrected. (I think mostly prayer, so please keep praying!)
His arterial pressures continue to respond to medicine and fluid. He has had some complications develop. He has a pneumonia and is currently on antibiotics. He also has blood clots in both arms which present a risk to break off and go to the heart, but are currently untreatable due to risks of bleeding with his injuries. These, along with his cervical and leg fractures, are by themselves bad situations, but take second place to the brain pressures. However, continue to pray for the intracranial pressures to remain low as well as these secondary issues as they remain significant concerns.
We are thankful for all the voicemails (hard to take actual calls), emails, and texts of prayer and support. For those who have visited us, we apologize for only being able to spend a few minutes with you after you have driven so far, but our time can be stretched thin. Most of all we appreciate your prayers near and far for our son and for our family. Please continue to pray that God would perform a great miracle of healing in his life. Pray for knowledge, wisdom, skill, and compassion on the part of the doctors, nurses, and others taking care of him. We see Him at work through them and know your prayers play a part. Pray for Tina and myself that we would remain strong in this trial and that we would lean on Him and not on our own understanding. Pray for our son Spencer... I know his heart aches for his big brother. Pray God would give him special peace and comfort. Thank you all for your concern for him and your reaching out to him. Pray for Sydney, Lucas' girlfriend. He loves her and so do we. Pray for her family as I know they suffer in this with us.
And to all Lucas' friends... we are so blessed to get to know you. We are sorry it is under such circumstances. But you have been an encouragement to us in knowing how much he is loved and cared about by so many in the community. We are praying for you as well. We are trying to keep Lucas quiet and avoid any undo excitement that might increase his pressures (although he does remain in a medication induced coma) and so do want to limit visitors in his room at least for the next few days... but feel free to come by if you just need to be here for him. We are happy to meet you and spend a few minutes lifting him up with you.
Finally, please continue to PRAY. Many times it is difficult to know what or how to pray. Don't worry, the Holy Spirit knows... you just pray. Especially at night... if you happen to awaken, would you pray for Lucas that he would heal and pray for his parents that we might have some rest.
Please continue to follow on this blog. You can set it up so that you get emails when it is updated.
Blessings to you all. God is good.
Burnie
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