Hi everybody. This is Chris wanting to thank the friends from First Baptist in PG for the flowers, fruit basket, and cards .... and most of all for your continuing prayers. Terry K. stopped by the house where we're staying this morning and made the personal delivery.
We've seen Robert this morning (Jen and Tom are with him now). He said he had a rough night and right now is in an awful lot of pain. The nurse said she would see about getting him something else as the morphine just isn't cutting it.
We have yet to see a Doctor to get their take on how things went yesterday or what the prognosis is.
The three of us had a good night's sleep and are feeling more able to cope this morning. Pray and keep on praying for us that we will honour God in the way that we deal with this trauma. And again, thankyou so much for your prayers for Robert.
Chris
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Friday, August 15, 2008
August 15th - Evening
We are back home after what was a very long day for us - but much longer and harder for Robert. As mentioned, he was taken in just before 10am and we did not see him back until 7:15pm - not sure exactly how long the surgery was, but we can guess at least 6 hours. As you can imagine, Robert is in a great deal of pain and discomfort at this time and we would covet your prayers for a deep rest tonight and that the drugs would do there thing and help mask all the pain. We don't know any real details from what happened in the surgery but we have not heard anything scary from the nurses and they seem to be running in regular post-op mode with him. They will perform a scan of some type tomorrow morning to have a look at the positioning of all his new hardware and hopefully we can talk to the doctors and get the updates from his nurses.
We are incredibly drained from this day and the tremendous stress of the situation is felt deeply in our hearts and our physical bodies. We continue to turn to God for strength and are grateful for all your prayers.
Prayer requests for tonight...
- All the things you can imagine for Robert... rest, relief from pain, peace for his mind as he rests, a deep assurance of God's protection over him, no infections, perfect placement of all the rods and plates in his back and hips, life continuing to return to his kidneys, bladder, bowels, intestines, stomach etc, the swelling in his right leg to go down and for him to recieve back full feeling in his right leg and foot and have full range of motion there, continued wisdom for his doctors and nurses as they assist his body in returning to good health (and so on!!)
- for our family as we tire emotionally/physically/mentally from days like this one. That would we cry when we need to and let our hearts break and find the strength we need to keep going and to support Robert and each other.
Keep on your knees with us as we pray Robert through these crucial next few days for him and his body.
We are incredibly drained from this day and the tremendous stress of the situation is felt deeply in our hearts and our physical bodies. We continue to turn to God for strength and are grateful for all your prayers.
Prayer requests for tonight...
- All the things you can imagine for Robert... rest, relief from pain, peace for his mind as he rests, a deep assurance of God's protection over him, no infections, perfect placement of all the rods and plates in his back and hips, life continuing to return to his kidneys, bladder, bowels, intestines, stomach etc, the swelling in his right leg to go down and for him to recieve back full feeling in his right leg and foot and have full range of motion there, continued wisdom for his doctors and nurses as they assist his body in returning to good health (and so on!!)
- for our family as we tire emotionally/physically/mentally from days like this one. That would we cry when we need to and let our hearts break and find the strength we need to keep going and to support Robert and each other.
Keep on your knees with us as we pray Robert through these crucial next few days for him and his body.
He's In...
So we thought we were getting to the hospital early to hang out before the surgery and we arrived at just before 10:00am to find that Robert was already off to surgery about 15 minutes earlier. We are so grateful he got in today but I was fighting off guilt for not getting here in time to see him off. However, despite this I was immediately flooded with God's peace and the deep assurance that even though my timing sucks, His is so PERFECT.
He went down to prep just before 10am Edmonton time, so if you are wondering when to pray your hardest, that would be now. We are hoping to see him later this afternoon, perhaps the early evening depending on how it all goes. They let him rest awhile after before bring him back to his room as well so it's hard to say when that will be.
Wear down the knees on your jeans :)
He went down to prep just before 10am Edmonton time, so if you are wondering when to pray your hardest, that would be now. We are hoping to see him later this afternoon, perhaps the early evening depending on how it all goes. They let him rest awhile after before bring him back to his room as well so it's hard to say when that will be.
Wear down the knees on your jeans :)
A peace that passes understanding
Today is - Lord willing - the big day. Mom and I are heading the the hospital soon so we can be sure to be around whenever it is that they finally take Robert in for surgery. We asked him yesterday if he was scared at all and he just kinda shrugged and said, "Well, it's gotta happen!" and wiggled his eyebrows - what a trooper.
As a family, we are moment by moment experiencing the miracle of a peace that we cannot fathom. We are spending our time being grateful for Robert and all the care he is recieving and feel held-close and strengthed by your prayers.
Our requests remain the same and we know you are all lifting Robert up to the throne of our Healer King in constant prayer. We will keep you posted when we know how everything went.
As a family, we are moment by moment experiencing the miracle of a peace that we cannot fathom. We are spending our time being grateful for Robert and all the care he is recieving and feel held-close and strengthed by your prayers.
Our requests remain the same and we know you are all lifting Robert up to the throne of our Healer King in constant prayer. We will keep you posted when we know how everything went.
Thursday, August 14, 2008
A word from Chris
Jen's doing a great job of keeping you all updated, but I just wanted to put out my own personal word of thanks for all the prayers and words of encouragement being sent our way. God is definitely giving us strength through this most difficult of times. To be honest, sometimes I get totally overwhelmed by the situation, but God does not allow me to stay in that place, and He comes to me with His gift of peace. I know this is an answer to so many of your prayers. We are praying and trusting for the hand of God to be on the hands of the surgeons tomorrow, and that the results will be nothing but positive. Thanks again for your faithful and heartfelt prayers.
Chris
Chris
August 14th - The Evening Report
It is with great pleasure that I have nothing to report!
Today was calm and uneventful.
We are hoping and praying that tomorrow will be very eventful and that Robert will recieve his surgery. There is always a chance that an emergancy case will come in and bump his surgery later or even to the next day. We would dearly love for the surgery to just be over so Robert can start healing and getting back in to full form. So that is our number one request for tomorrow - that the surgery would actually happen!!
Other requests...
- a really amazing sleep for Robert so he is strong for the day
- peace for Robert and us as tomorrow will likely be the second longest day of our lives (second only to the day of the accident)
- as mentioned, wisdom upon wisdom for the doctors and staff as they work on his body. We want the very best possible outcome from this surgery!!
We were blessed today by a visit from Shelene and her wonderful boys - we are so grateful to have those young men praying for Robert. (and all the rest of you too!)
Praying without ceasing,
Jen and the Parents
Today was calm and uneventful.
We are hoping and praying that tomorrow will be very eventful and that Robert will recieve his surgery. There is always a chance that an emergancy case will come in and bump his surgery later or even to the next day. We would dearly love for the surgery to just be over so Robert can start healing and getting back in to full form. So that is our number one request for tomorrow - that the surgery would actually happen!!
Other requests...
- a really amazing sleep for Robert so he is strong for the day
- peace for Robert and us as tomorrow will likely be the second longest day of our lives (second only to the day of the accident)
- as mentioned, wisdom upon wisdom for the doctors and staff as they work on his body. We want the very best possible outcome from this surgery!!
We were blessed today by a visit from Shelene and her wonderful boys - we are so grateful to have those young men praying for Robert. (and all the rest of you too!)
Praying without ceasing,
Jen and the Parents
August 14th - The Morning Report!
Hello again...
It is so nice to be able to report Robert's continued progress - his body seems to stablize more every passing hour and he stays awake for longer periods of time to talk and joke with us and his nurses, what a gift as he preps for surgery.
I passed on your messages to him this morning and he was very grateful for them - thank you for blessing him with all your prayers and messages, we feel so fortunate to be part of such a big extended family with all of you.
Many of our prayer requests remain the same. As we near the surgery, our thoughts turn to the doctors and nurses which will perform the surgery. It is very complicated as it involves several teams coordinating to fix both his pelvis and his back. Let's unite in asking God for an outpouring of wisdom and skill in the doctors as they put Robert's body back together for full healing. We are told the surgery will take a minimum of 4 hours - perhaps that indicates the complexity of the whole deal. Prayer for protection of Robert's internal organs and nerves would be great as they are operating in a very delicate area which holds the all-important bladder, bowels, intestines and so on. We are praying life back into those orgrans which are currently lying dormant under the shock and swelling and for life in his right foot muscles are well.
Thanks for keeping up-to-date on Robert, we know your mighty prayers are moving mountains.
It is so nice to be able to report Robert's continued progress - his body seems to stablize more every passing hour and he stays awake for longer periods of time to talk and joke with us and his nurses, what a gift as he preps for surgery.
I passed on your messages to him this morning and he was very grateful for them - thank you for blessing him with all your prayers and messages, we feel so fortunate to be part of such a big extended family with all of you.
Many of our prayer requests remain the same. As we near the surgery, our thoughts turn to the doctors and nurses which will perform the surgery. It is very complicated as it involves several teams coordinating to fix both his pelvis and his back. Let's unite in asking God for an outpouring of wisdom and skill in the doctors as they put Robert's body back together for full healing. We are told the surgery will take a minimum of 4 hours - perhaps that indicates the complexity of the whole deal. Prayer for protection of Robert's internal organs and nerves would be great as they are operating in a very delicate area which holds the all-important bladder, bowels, intestines and so on. We are praying life back into those orgrans which are currently lying dormant under the shock and swelling and for life in his right foot muscles are well.
Thanks for keeping up-to-date on Robert, we know your mighty prayers are moving mountains.
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