WE'RE THERE FOR DAD AS MUCH AS WE CAN BE.
WE'RE TALKING TO HIM, REASSURING HIM. BEING THERE FOR HIM, MAKING SURE HE KNOWS HE'S NOT ALONE.
HE HAS NOT AWAKEN.
I BELIEVE HE SOMEHOW KNOWS WE'RE THERE. I BELIEVE I'VE SEEN HIM RESPOND TO MY VOICE. HE SEEMS TO BE TRYING TO LOOK AT US- HIS PARTIALLY-OPENED EYES ARE FOLLOWING US, I THINK.
THE CAT SCAN FROM YESTERDAY WAS GOOD- NO SIGNIFICANT BRAIN DAMAGE WAS INDICATED. THIS IS A VERY GOOD THING.
HE'S ONE OF THE VERY FEW PEOPLE (5%) WHO ACTUALLY MANAGE TO SURVIVE SUDDEN CARDIAC ARREST- A TESTAMENT TO HIS GREAT SPIRIT, HIS WILL TO FIGHT ADVERSITY, TO SURVIVE.
BUT THE DOCTOR SAYS THAT THE NEXT TWO DAYS ARE DECISIVE. IF HE AWAKENS, IF THERE IS A MIRACLE AND HE'S BACK ALL OK, GRANTED ANOTHER SHOT BY THE LORD... OR IF GOD IS CALLING HIM HOME... WE WAIT AND SEE. WE'RE DOING ALL WE CAN. HOPEFULLY OUR PRESENCE IS A GREAT COMFORT FOR HIM, NO MATTER WHAT.
THE FIRST NIGHT HE WENT INTO ICU, THE CHAPLAIN BLESSED HIM, SAID A PRAYER. THE CHAPLAIN WAS VERY KIND, VERY CALM, VERY PEACEFUL... THIS WAS VERY REASSURING.
WHATEVER HAPPENS, WE ACCEPT. HE ACCEPTS. MOM AND I WILL BE THERE FOR EACH OTHER, HELP EACH OTHER. THAT'S WHAT DAD WANTS.
AS TONY GUITAR SAYS, WE'RE NOT "RUNNING THINGS". TRUE. IT'S UP TO THE LORD, WHETHER IT'S TIME... WE ALL HAVE OUR TIME ONE DAY. WE DO OUR PART AND THE REST IS UP TO THE LORD, WHATEVER HE DECIDES.
SHOULD THE LORD CALL HIM HOME, THIS MEANS FOR HIM NO MORE WORRYING, NO MORE DISCOMFORT. FORTUNATELY, THE VERY LAST TIME I SAW HIM, HE WAS LOOKING AT ME AND SMILING. THEREFORE, I KNOW HE'S BEEN HAPPY.
AGAIN, I THANK EVERYONE SO MUCH FOR THEIR WELL WISHES, PRAYERS AND WORDS OF WISDOM, OF ENCOURAGEMENT. I WISH I HAD TIME TO RESPOND TO ALL IN THE COMMENTS, BUT I'M OTHERWISE NEEDED.
WHATEVER THE LORD HAS DECIDED, WE ACCEPT. AND FOR CERTAIN, THINGS WILL CHANGE. LIFE, AFTER ALL, IS ABOUT CHANGE. EVERYTHING HAPPENS FOR A REASON. I KNOW I'LL BE MAKING SOME SIGNIFICANT CHANGES PERSONALLY, FOR THE BETTER. POSITIVES ALL AROUND, CHANGES FOR THE BETTER... THIS IS THE MEANING...
TRUE PEACE WILL COME SOON, ONE WAY OR ANOTHER.
I'LL KEEP YOU ALL INFORMED.
AGAIN, THANK YOU ALL. YOU ARE DEFINITELY HELPING ME BIG TIME. YOU GIVE ME STRENGTH AND PERSPECTIVE. AND COMFORT, A FEELING OF PEACE AND SERENITY.
UNTIL THE NEXT UPDATE...
