Danny's situation continues about the same....he is still in Cardiac ICU because he is still on the ventilator. We are waiting for the steroids and the antibiotics to take effect (and for the Lord to do His mighty work!) in order for the swelling in his bronchials to go down so that they can try to extubate (take him off the ventilator) once again. The other factor is the paralyzed vocal chord that may be interrupting his ability to breath. We won't know if the vocal chord is the problem until they try to take the ventilator off again...if they are unsuccessful then they will be doing a tracheotomy.
Since Danny's condition is rather stable,
Julie decided to make a surprise visit home while Victor stayed at
the hospital. Two of Julie's friends from church brought her home
Tuesday afternoon, and took her back to the hospital this morning.
She received an exuberant homecoming, and her short visit was full of
conversations and games with the kids.
Victor reports that Danny is quite
alert and peaceful. He seems to understand that he needs to lay
still, leave the tubes alone, and answer only by shaking or nodding
his head.
While Julie was home, she received word
that a two-year old girl who was also in cardiac intensive
care died. Julie had led her mother, Miriam, to the Lord last Sunday. Praise
the Lord that Julie is able to minister to others in the midst of her
own challenges. Please pray for Miriam that she would find
strength in her new-found faith in the Lord to deal with her loss.
Dave is safely back home in the U.S. while I continue here at Refuge Ranch. I plan to return home next Wednesday. We hope that by that time Danny will be in a regular room, allowing others to be with him so that Victor and Julie can make home visits, or even better, be back here at home with his family! Thank you for your faithful and continual prayers. God is our strength! (Julie's Mom)
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