Steven is finally sleeping very peacefully. They put in a med line for when he can no longer take his meds by mouth. Last night and this morning were difficult, but then he rallied and demanded food, and even threatened to tell people I was being cruel by not giving him more yogurt right away. :) We are still giving him a spoonful or two of yogurt when he asks, but anything by mouth makes his secretions and choking much worse. For a while now, everything in his body has been shutting down, including his muscles for swallowing and digesting food. We're just taking it a day at a time at this point, but we're not expecting to be able to go home. This is a wonderful place, and we feel incredibly blessed with the staff here. We are well taken care of.
We so very much appreciate all of your prayers. He is anxious to go Home to Jesus. The process is difficult, but His grace is sufficient.
I'm praying for you guys!!
ReplyDeleteWe appreciate the blog to keep us updated on how to pray. And we are doing that often.
ReplyDeleteLove and prayers,
Gary and Cindy Blunier
Hello! Most of our family does not know us, but we are very lucky to count Barb, Jeff, Joshua, Victoria, and Nathaniel as our friends. Our son, Christopher, spent 6 months in the room next to, and sometimes with Joshua after they both had open heart surgeries in Peoria.
ReplyDeleteWe will keep you all in our prayers.
Sincerely,
Stephanie Wyatt, Chris Moore, and Christopher.
Love you guys. It grieves our hearts to see
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has experienced but know that His grace is sufficient. May you trust His heart, follow
His leading and rest in His hand. You are in
our thoughts and prayers.