Day 618 - February 23 - Proud and Requesting Prayer
Tuesday morning. Connor has spent a good night sleeping, and is still resting as I start my day at 0530. Sunday night the three of us went over the hill to Scotts Valley, where we met our friend Allie, her family, and some mutual friends for dinner. Allie is in a similar situation as the boy is, and my heart swelled as I watched them interact. Connor truly put her at ease there, and before too long we were all chatting and laughing, and though we'd heard about Allie's true smile before this, that night we got to see it. It was truly a joy to see Connor being such a relaxed and effective mentor and friend, even in the midst of such difficult circumstances. He's a good man, and I was proud to be his father that night.
I do have a pretty significant prayer request this morning. Today, Connor has to go for some outpatient surgery to address a secondary issue he's been having. While I won't go into any detail, this afternoon at 2 PM he'll be in Valley Medical Center. I'm sure y'all know what a joy outpatient surgery can be, what with gowns that are too small, and cold examination rooms, and impersonal nurses and all that. Add in the unknowns like "will there be anybody there to help him get onto the table?" and such, and it makes for a pretty intimidating day. Please be praying that God would go before us and make the way smooth - that the personnel would be in place and pleased to be helping, that all of us will respond with grace, that the doctor will be skilled and knowledgeable, and that the procedure will be quick, painless and successful.
Thank you for staying with us and praying with us,
Eric
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Will be thinking about everyone and hoping Connor's surgery is quick and successful. Imagine that must be a daunting task for everyone considering the circumstances you have to deal with. Hope you get the best medical staff available! :o) Thinking of you always. Lisa S.
Thinking of you and praying for you, as always. I know that you wish the procedure was behind you rather than yet to come. I work in an ambulatory care (outpatient setting) within a hospital so can relate to what you are going to be doing. All of the staff that I work with love their job and their patients so hope that you connect with someone of like caliber. I do appreciate your concerns and would strongly encourage you to call ahead (like you did today) to ask about help. They should have a lift team at Valley Med even if it's not on that floor and could arrange for them to help. Otherwise, there are always a few strong guys in radiology / diagnostic imaging at our facility and they are very helpful. If they aren't used to a Hoyer lift (don't know how Connor feels about them), maybe they should have an inservice on one:)
Love and prayers -- even when I don't write, I still am thinking of you guys. The real profound "lessons" sometimes just leave me w/o adequate response. Cheryl
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