Day 8

of Dad’s recovery. Day 8 of getting his nourishment through a feeding tube. The eighth day Dad has spent in the Critical Care Unit. Over a full week of having an intensive care team working around the clock assisting Dad in his recovery. Prayer warriors fervently seeking God’s blessings. Mom, myself, Pilot Bill, and several others making the daily pilgrimage to the CCU ward to pray, spend time near Dad, show emotional support, ask questions of Dad’s care team and pray. For this past week the reports have mainly been the good news, the praise reports, the positive points of Dad’s recovery progress. It has come to my attention that perhaps I am being a bit too cavalier with Dad’s situation. I want to gloss over the yucky parts of life, I believe that is basic human nature. There is a reason we don’t fully look into the dark alley as we drive by. We are curious, but don’t really want to know. Maybe I romanticize life too much, but I desperately want to see the positive side of this tragedy. I desperately want to know there is a light at the end of this tunnel, and today I am struggling to see the positive side. Not to over dramatize Dad’s predicament, but just in case I have been a bit too Disney with Dad’s dance of recovery, here's where we are today. He is still in the CCU. In any recovery, patients have good days and days they struggle. Dad has had several good days. Yesterday was a day where the care team's main goal was to keep him comfortable and manage his pain levels. Today looks to be a not so good day for Dad. It looks like Dad might be developing some more complications. Last night he spiked a fever in the 103 range (39.4C). Dad has for one reason or another become less responsive than he was the last few days. This could be part of the healing and recovery process, or a result of the injuries. We will learn more as time goes on. I feel that today, especially we need not only a reminder of prayer coverage for Dad’s body to heal, but for his family as well. Not only for Mom’s strength and peace, but for me and my family as I am pulled from my wife and children to help Mom. Pray for Pilot Bill, Jack, Cliff, Pam, and the rest of the crew through this process as we all work towards recovery.

~ With Integrity