As I sit here to write an update I have a prayer request to present to you. Please pray for Brad’s current cold. He’s got a headache, sinus pressure, drainage, low grade fever. Same stuff my children and I had a week before. It may seem like nothing but I think this is harder on Brad than most healthier people.
Yesterday Brad went to an Immunologist/allergy specialist and had to do a breath test. He has improved by 10% y’all! In 3 months!! That’s big for Brad! He’s noticed increased energy, strength coming back, a good appetite. 😉 His Dr was very very happy with this. He’s (Dr.) treating another middle aged man who was sick with “The Stuff” about a year before Brad. Not nearly as sick and way less time in the hospital. He too, is on disability, oxygen support, etc. The great thing is he is improving each time the Dr. sees him!! So what we’re finding out is that Brad’s healing progress is going to take time but his lungs will heal. (Nurse Carol from the ICU had told Brad that it would take 3 days of healing for every one day he spent in the ICU. That’s roughly 540 days or a year in a half!) For sure in about 2 Years we’ll know a little more where Brad is with his lungs. (Maybe 😉)
Brad also had an Echocardiogram done today. His heart (IMO) looked well. It was producing good exchanges, electricity, and pumped nicely. We’ll know more in about 3 days. Please keep that in prayer if you think of it. 💜
Brad is going to have more testing done for his heart to make sure they (Dr.’s) can rule out anything serious going on with his heart. His heart rate still goes high and he takes meds for that right now. I’m hoping this is due to his fibrosis and nothing else. 🙏🙏🙏
A year ago today I made an update on Caring Bridge. Here’s an excerpt:
“Brad's BP dropped in the night and was given more meds to support him. They had to raise his FIO2 to 65%. His PEEP remains at 14. He's stable. Praise the Lord. “
“Brad's siblings got on their social media and called up a the next few days for praying and fasting for Brad. We need his FIO2 to come down to 40% and his peep needs to be at 10. He also needs to oxygenate around 97%. All this so that he can come off the ventilator and have a tracheotomy possibly.”
“You are all a miracle. A miracle of God's people coming together to seek His face, humbly on behalf of His servant, Brad, & for us. The miracle we're all looking for is complete healing for Brad. However, when this many people (1,000's of you) are praying, encouraging, & supporting the way that you are, that's a miracle too.
I don't know the full outcome for each day. I can only take it day by day. I trust the Lord for His wisdom and guidance through all of this. Thank you for continuing to stand with us“
Crazy that he was on a ventilator still needing a miracle to come off 1 Year ago today! Look at what the Lord has done! Haha! Just look! Can’t you see it? He’s just wanting us to reach out and trust Him!
Pray for my children and I to be successful with our homeschool.
Pray for me to focus on God’s presence and promise. I do struggle with anxiety and thought life. I’ve suffered through lots of traumas. I believe God is healing and delivering me off it all!
One thing I know for sure: don’t worry about tomorrow. It’s in God’s hands. He takes good care of us.
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