| Prayer Request for Doug & Dorothea Family Continued... |
| Original Date Prayer Posted: June 7, 2001 |
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| Psalms 91:4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. |
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| thank God because he's now fighting the bleeding problem. There is platelette problems and Doug may need another transfusion...I don't totally understand all that part currently...Dorothea explains things to me/us (Doug's brother and sister are here, too) but yesterday she was emotionally drained and it was just too overwhelming for her to go into it all saying that it seemed the only time the medical staff Dr's talk to her it's nothing but more bad news and it's all she could handle right now. Her only source of release and peace is through prayer and her belief in God and that He holds Doug in the palm of His hands...and I knowour hugs and prayers are a comfort when she allows herself the luxury of crying. This email has been an opportunity for some emotional release of my own this morning. I began by writing to you Debby but I hope you won't mind if I send this to everyone...I got started and just couldn't stop...we all need this and I pray God show me how to allow my sister some emotional release. The best I can do for her right now is prayer, being there, and I go out and get lunch and supper for her everyday trying to find unique and unusual restaurants with healthy interesting meals that are yummy...I think she looks forward to seeing the fruits of my chase...a tiny highlight of her day....that, a shower, her children, friends, and family. Who ever knew that being able to take a shower every day could be such an incredible blessing...there is no shower in his ICU room so everyday the nurse attempts to sneak off the ward and find Dorothea an empty shower...sometimes she does and sometimes she doesn't and Dorothea "bathes" and shampoos her hair in the sink. I pray for a shower for Dorothea everyday! Life is really very simple and when you get down to it our needs are really very simple...a shower, a meal, and a shoulder to pray with and cry on...and a God who sees to it that all our needs are met! |
| Doug is still not venitalated, Praise God, and draining the fluid from his chest eased and helped his breathing. The fluid can return at any time and the Dr doesn't want to put in a chest tube to drain the fluid continually because of the problem with bleeding (a serious concern with the ventilator, too). He is continuing to receive the radiation daily (they skipped Saturday, Sunday, and Monday because he was too sick and weak and they were in fear of moving him but it was resumed yesterday). Sunday was our worst day be far because it was filled concerning the decision of whether to ventilate or not and the family and Doug's decision was to ventilate, when necessary, in order for him to receive the radiation treatments to shrink the cancerous tumor wreaking havoc on his lungs. Once the fluid was drained Monday morning Doug rallied once again and ventillation wasn't necessary... |
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