The Miracle Men of 2007

Dad was having a very "sad" day today and then his "buddy" Donald Greenwalt and his family (our friends from The Living Room) came to visit him and it really cheered him up. We call Donald and Dad our miracle men of 2007 - first dad survived this awful stroke on Oct. 16th, then Nov. 6th Donald went to the ER with blood pressure that was over 240 - and would be told by doctors that the masses that had literally grown from his abdomen to his heart would probably take his life - well, it ended up Donald did not have cancer afterall - he has a rare disease that is treatable - he survived and beat all the slim odds the doctors had given him for survival! These 2 guys are truly God's miracles! Dad really likes Donald (he calls him Donnie) and his wife Patty and their 5 children. He loves to give them a hard time every Sunday in the Cafe. God does answer our prayers and just like Donald has received the wonderful news that his sickness can be cured - we are believing that dad will be healed too.

Thanks to all of you who have stopped in to visit. You are really encouraging to dad. He is very anxious to start therapy again - I think he actually misses it. I think he is worried that if he doesn't get started soon - he will not get better. His therapists should begin coming Monday. He will have a home health nurse tomorrow come to draw blood for his "coumadin" check - (they have to check his blood - to make sure it is not thinning too much - it has to be just right in order to prevent a clot and yet not bleed out again).

Other than the emotional aspect of today, Dad's vitals remain good and he is resting well. He does still have a good bit of confusion about various things. But that is to be expected. Thanks for your daily support and prayers - we need all we can get!