Friends, An OK day today. A slight forward day for Adam. An x-ray showed a couple of the bronchial sacs had collapsed. This is a common problem and they believe they may have been rushing to get Adam off the ventilator because he has been doing so good. So they did not remove the breathing tube. We like the fact that they check and double check before they do anything like removing breathing tubes!
However, the cardiologists may remove one or both of the chest tubes tonight or in the morning. The discharge is minor and becoming more clear. Adam is down to just three IVs which is great. He has lost much of the excess fluids but still has a bit to go. Progress keeps being made...just not as fast as we want. However, we have a great deal of confidence in the staff at Shock Trauma. Thank you for your continued prayers that Adam's body will heal without infections and that he will be successfully weaned from the ventilator soon. There is an account of the Apostle Paul healing on Malta that has been on my mind lately, ...Paul went in to see him and, after prayer, placed his hands on him and healed him. 9When this had happened, the rest of the sick on the island came and were cured (Acts 28:8-9, NIV). The word "healed" refers to a quick miraculous healing and the word "cured" is the word we get our word "therapy." The latter refers to a medical process. Since the physician Luke was with them we see how God used both prayer and medicine to bring about healing in the lives of the people there. That is our continued prayer that God will use prayer and medicine to bring about Adam's healing. May God Richly Bless You, Dave and Lisa Tierney ************** Plan your next getaway with AOL Travel. Check out Today's Hot 5 Travel Deals! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1212416248x1200771803/aol?redir=http://travel.aol.com/discount-travel?ncid=emlcntustrav00000001)
