Today has been quite the busy
day for us. We started out being lazy; which
was not something we should have done because that set us back for the rest of
the day with what we needed to accomplish.
I went to lunch with a friend. It
was nice to have some girl time. After I
got home we went to file our insurance voucher for tolls and gas. Did I mention how blessed we are that the
Lord is providing for us in our time of need.
The tolls to Aomori are 1660 yen round trip. This is about $20 per day that we go up. Plus the gas it takes to drive an hour and a
half each way. I cannot imagine how
overwhelmed we would be if the insurance did not agree to pay for those
things. God really does provide so
well. Anyways, after we did that we went
grocery shopping. This was the first
shopping trip that I actually had to plan out meals for. Our church family has been taking care of us
so well and I hardly had to cook anything since Jordan’s birth until now. That was such a blessing to us! I planned a bunch of crock pot meals for us
so that we won’t have a hard time while we travel. After that we got a bunch of cleaning
done. We really have to start organizing
our house so that we can prepare for the move.
So far, I have Jason’s room completed….that’s about it….lol. Jason
was pretty good today. He had his
moments but we got through them. Mostly
because he was tired from not napping.
I had been worrying about Jordan
all day since we had our meeting yesterday.
The doctor had asked if he could communicate through email to give us
our updates. Well, I am an impatient
person and I dislike waiting. God is
teaching me through this process. Our
friend who translates the emails called me as soon as she got the update
because she knows how much I worry. She
is also a fantastic friend. I hope I don’t
scare her away with my constant bugging about emails LOL. Anyways, last night at around 11pm the tests
that they take to determine the infection and inflammation levels reached a
peak. The CRP level was 9.8 and his
white blood cell count was 12,300. This
morning at 9am, the CRP had gone down to 5.4 and white blood cell count to
4,000. This is good news because it
shows that there has been some improvement with the infection and
inflammation. The antibiotics are
starting to work. The doctor also said
that he thinks Jordan is feeling better.
He is being more active and such like he normally is. Praise God for this progress! I am so
thankful that we are seeing improvements in the testing. This mamma wants to cuddle her baby boy and
take away all his pain. It is rough not
being able to take care of him while he is sick but I know that he is in WAY
better hands than mine. Not only does he
have constant 24/7 care by his doctors and nurses who are highly educated and
really do care about him; he also has the perfect and powerful care of Jesus
who is holding him in His healing hands.
God will strengthen him and guide him.
I wish I could take his place sometimes but I know that this is something
that Jordan must go through and accomplish according to God’s purposes. I cannot wait to see him tomorrow.
The goal is still to have Jordan
off of the ventilator by the end of the month.
Tomorrow our wonderful friends who have been translating for us will be
at the hospital with us. This will allow
us to ask all of our questions and get a detailed update in person. Pray that we would see a lot more progress in
Jordan’s condition through the night. Pray
that God would eliminate this infection completely and provide total healing
for Jordan’s lungs. I am thankful for
everyone who has been praying. The
prayer response has been so overwhelming.
I am so honored that so many people love my family. I pray that our story would touch many
hearts.
Lord I thank you and praise you
for the progress that was made today on Jordan’s infection. Progress even in small amounts is a big
praise and a big accomplishment. We ask
that you would continue to make progress on his pneumonia and continue to
strengthen him. Please remove the
bacteria from his body that is causing the problems and pronounce health over
him. We ask that you would heal his
lungs and allow his breathing to be stronger and more frequent. We ask that you would help him to be strong
enough to breathe on his own. Guide the
process to remove him from the ventilator and guide the doctors and the
decisions that are made on a daily basis.
Help them to know the perfect timing for everything that you have
designed. Lord we ask that you would be
with us and give us strength. As we
become weary our tempers grow short and we tend to get on each other’s
nerves. We ask that you would help us to
come together when we are weary and lean on you instead. Give us the endurance and the patience that
we need. Thank you Lord for giving me my
life partner Jacob. I am so grateful for
this man whom loves me unconditionally.
I cannot imagine sharing this journey with any other person. I ask that you would bless little Jason. Thank you that he is being good for his
babysitters. Bless his little attitude
and allow him to be led toward you. I
praise you that even at two years old, Jason already knows how to pray and that
praying is an important part of our lives.
Guide us as we parent and help us to be good examples for him. Please be with Jordan tonight and work
miracles in his body. Allow the doctors
to be shocked by his progress. Give us
rest. We love you lord. Amen.
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