Just when we thought..., Chapter 2

Hi, again!

This will be a lot more fun to report than yesterday's news. We went late this morning to Vallejo to visit my brother. We arrived at the hospital about 12:30 and found him sitting up in a chair eating watermelon and drinking from a juicebox. He was bright-eyed and bushy-tailed and we were able to actually have a conversation with him. What a difference from the grave situation of yesterday!

This current problem is unrelated to the brain cancer, except that some of the medications he is taking have caused him some pretty serious gastric issues, which were the primary source of his pain. In retrospect, my sis and I have wondered whether God allowed the gastric troubles to develop so that they would run the tests that uncovered the blood clots. Otherwise, he could have died from the blood clots and we might never have even known that there was a problem till it was too late. Thank goodness for an excrutiating gut ache! God certainly works in mysterious ways.

Dick isn't out of the woods by any means, but they have resolved the gastric issues and are dealing with the blood clots, which is still an extremely serious problem. At least now they know about the problem and can address it. We are so thankful that he's feeling better.

Once again, thanks for hanging in there with us and for your faithful prayers.

XOXO


TODAY I DO HAVE A TEXT: Psalm 9:1-2, 9-10 (NIV)

"I will praise you, O Lord, with all my heart; I will tell of all your wonders. I will be glad and rejoice in you; I will sing praise to your name, O Most High."

"The Lord is a refuge for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. Those who know your name will trust in you, for you Lord have never forsaken those who seek you."