Day 60 - August 14 - ConnorNews
Connor is doing pretty good today. His numbers are looking good on the new, lower vent settings, although they haven't done any further weaning as of now. But he remains saturated with the new settings, so that's a plus. He spent 12 minutes on the speaking valve today before he was too tired to continue. I had no idea breathing and speaking were so difficult, but apparently that's another thing I've taken for granted all my life.
Right now, he's upstairs having steak for lunch. He's been craving steak for two months nearly non-stop (I'm pretty sure he's a carnivore!), so we surprised him by running over to a nearby steakhouse who set us up magnificently. Of course, Cherié's probably gonna throttle me when we get to go have our lunch in the cafeteria after she's finished with the boy, so if this is the last post I ever make, at least you'll know why. 8-D
I love the fact that there are so many people who are not only willing to listen to our situation, but who are encouraging, and eager to check out the website and blog, and join us on this odyssey. That's what happened this afternoon as we picked up the boy's lunch - when the lady who prepared his steak, and her daughters, expressed such encouragement and support for us, offering to pray for us and taking the web address with real pleasure. God blesses us with contact with so many great folks - thank you, Lord.
We wait excitedly for God to move in the boy - it's going to be amazing when His purpose and plan are fulfilled!
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posted by Eric Williamson @ 1:17 PM
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GO CONNOR !!!!
I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord; plans not to harm you, but to prosper you and give you a future.....
Jer 29:11
God surely has magnificant plans for Conner!
Eric wrote:
"I love the fact that there are so many people who are not only willing to listen to our situation, but who are encouraging, and eager to check out the website and blog, and join us on this odyssey."
For those of us that are blessed to know you personally, we join you on this odyssey because we love you folks dearly and really do care about what you are going through. We cheer & cry along with you for the good news and the bad respectively.
For those that you are meeting through this ordeal, I can only imagine that they are captivated by the blessing that you folks are to them as well.
Eric & Cherie, your honesty, humility, and steadfastness are an inspiration to your brethren, I can only imagine how baffling it must be to unbelievers who may not be able to understand the hope that we share that our Great God would grant us the desires of our hearts (to see Connor fully restored), yet the respect, humility & meekness to try to be patient with His answers & His timing of those answers.
Joelle, when I see pictures of you taking care of your brother, it reminds me of my dear sister and the fact that no matter how much we fought like cats & dogs as kids, we'd drop everything to care for the other should the need arise. Connor is very blessed to have a Sis like you. Hang in there young lady.
Connor, we're all out here in ConnorLand pulling & praying for you buddy. Sure miss seeing you behind that drum set at church and getting your monitor mix right for you.
I'm praying that someday soon we'll see you there again.
Love you Williamsons :)
-brian
THATS SO AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!! =)
CONNOR YOUR AWESOME!!!!! SEE U SOON!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!GO LONGHORNS!!!!!!!!!!GO LONGHORNS!!!!!!!!!!!GO LONGHORNS!!!!!!!!!
(i didnt forget this time for the longhorns haha<3 )
I hope I didn't just send this twice. I can never get my blog comments to go through.
God isn't only moving in the boy, He is moving in the Williamson Family and the whole "Blog family".
I have been trying for 58 days or however many it has been since the website was started. I have so so much to say but yet it is hard for me to know how to say it all. As I see your Mother and Father in church each Sunday I hug them as if I was hugging your whole family. One day I mentioned sending a comment and she said she wished I would, and your mom doesn't even know our whole story.
Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I know it helps you get through each day.
Two and a half years ago I was sending email updates from a hospital computer to everyone in my address book. (blogs were not the thing and I just didn't have it in me). I lived what you are living to some degree. My husband of 31 years, at the age of 52 went to the Dr. for what he thought was a sinus headache and after a CT scan and then an MRI I found out he had a Glioblastoma Multiform, this is a rapidly growing, cancerous brain tumor, GBM for short. Most Drs. would say you have 12 to 18 months. There is a lot more to the story, including insurance issues and the like. God taught us a lot about Faith and Trusting in Him. I think in my 50 years before that day I felt like you did in "Part 1" The Lord sometimes has to rock your boat a little but oh the end result, well I am not at the end yet, so I will say the journey is so well worth it.
For now I will leave you with this website and you can see a little tiny bit of what is going on now for my husband and I.
http://beelerfoundation.org no www
The next update will be in a week and a half when Lou, (my husband) goes in for his next MRI
I would love to email more but find it hard to do through comments.
Oh and I love your parents. Your Dad actually reminds me of my Dad who lives in CO. Same beard, really not kidding, as I look across the isle in church I just see my daddy.
Love, Blessings, and Prayer
Lou and Sandy Beeler
Every day I look forward to a message from the ConnorWatch site. I pray each time that Connor would have something new improved upon, but instead I get a lesson in God's abiding love for Connor and his family. It makes me realize that I need to take my mind off of myself and pray for others.
Has anyone been able to contact Joni E. Tada? She sure would be an inspiration to Connor. -Marge-
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