Day 10 - June 25 - Prayer Requests

Last evening we rolled up onto that part of the rollercoaster where the ride levels off for a bit. You know more ups, downs, twists, and turns are coming; but for a brief moment everything is stable.

This morning when we walked into Connor's room, two nurses and the respiratory therapist were scurrying back and forth. His lungs have gotten stuff in them because he was on his stomach for four hours yesterday, and they were trying to ensure he was breathing well. His O2 saturation was down, and the respiratory therapist has some concern that one of his lungs may have partially collapsed. It may also be stuff loosened during surgery yesterday, but the chest X-ray isn't conclusive. So they cleaned it out, and will check his chest more closely during his angiogram later today.

They will be doing an angiogram to confirm the status of his arteries, as we discussed yesterday.  Please pray for a positive outcome.

Prayer requests for Connor -

- A completely clean and positive result on the tests today, both with his arteries and his lungs

- Increased and stable oxygen levels

- Complete lung function to return so he can get off the respirator

- Clear, healthy lungs and a removal of phlegm

- That his digestive tract, in its entirety, will work well and efficiently

- Proper, steady heart beat without mechanical assistance

- That he would be protected from infection in his surgical wounds, in his lungs, and everywhere in his body

- That the swelling in his neck would quickly reduce and that the pressure on his spinal cord would decrease

- That the contusions on Connor's spinal cord would be healed, and that all feeling and function would be restored to his body.  I believe my God is going to set my son upright again!

- That God would surround Connor with nurses and staff who refuse to be negative, who will speak of the future hope and faith

- That God will protect Connor for spiritual attack in these days when he is so physically weak

- That the Holy Spirit would comfort Connor in these days

Pray also that God would be glorified and magnified before the eyes of the medical staff here. We believe God is going to do great things, and we're praying that God will confound the wise in this place.