Blessed Be Your Name

I am finally able to post again. Although my sweet, wonderful, amazing husband has done a great job! I am so thankful he posted things for me so I will be able to look back and remember. This will probably be a small update. I wanted to spend the end of this blog in praise and prayer. I am doing better daily. I do not have the endurance that I feel I should so that has been pretty frustrating at times. There is a loop around the nurses station and back to my room. They encourage us resection gals to walk as much as possible. It is hard. Jason said I get extra points for the added degree of difficulty of crutches. With my chin stitched down I can hardly see where I am going and balance is really off. More than that though, it is very tiresome, heavy and causes lots of tension in the back of your neck to have your head down like that. I didn't realize until Jason told me that the other resection patients are able to use their hand as they walk to support their forehead (or the front of their head). Since I am on crutches, all the weight is on my neck and there is nothing I can do to take that strain off. I do have to say I was proud to make 3 laps today and was able to sit in the Solarium for about 30 minutes. I will take it!
I am still fighting this stinkin' fever. They started Vancomyocin, a very strong antibiotic IV today. It is very acidic on the veins so I hope they hold up for me. The cultured everything last night and everything that is back looks good. We are still waiting on blood cultures. My WBC (infection count) is normal but my incision is more "swollen and red" then what they normally are at this point. I will have 4 more days of treatment. I am hopeful that this won't slow me down on getting out of here.

As of right now I have a bronch scheduled for Thursday in the OR. If everything looks good at that time they will cut my chin stitches and I can probably discharge to the hotel on Friday. I really look forward to eating again!!!! Tomorrow will make 6 days without food. I am so hungry...especially when my roommate gets to eat :( They won't allow me to eat till after the bronch.

The next few days will be trying to get rid of this fever, building endurance, and continuing to heal. I do want to add to Jason's talking about the sweet new friend that I was able to meet. We met on the facebook but meeting her in person was so special to me. We have been able to "visit" each day for a bit. We sit and write notes on our white board and notepad. Please add her to you prayers. I am so glad God placed us here at the same time. It has been a great encouragement.

We have been so overwhelmed with the love we have been shown and the people God has placed in our lives. The next little part is a song, a verse (I have so many but will just post one for tonight) and a prayer~ we never want to take for granted or forget what has been done for us.

 

 

Blessed Be Your Name

In the land that is plentiful
Where Your streams of abundance flow
Blessed be Your name
Blessed Be Your name

When I'm found in the desert place
Though I walk through the wilderness
Blessed Be Your name

Every blessing You pour out
I'll turn back to praise
When the darkness closes in, Lord
Still I will say

Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name
Blessed be Your name

When the sun's shining down on me
When the world's 'all as it should be'
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be Your name

On the road marked with suffering
Though there's pain in the offering
Blessed be Your name

Every blessing You pour out
I'll turn back to praise
When the darkness closes in, Lord
Still I will say

Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name

Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your name
Blessed be the name of the Lord
Blessed be Your glorious name

You give and take away
You give and take away
My heart will choose to say
Lord, blessed be Your name

Proverbs 3:3

"Let love and faithfulness never leave you; bind them around your neck,

write them on the tablet of your heart"

Father,
Thank you for pouring out your love upon my family and myself. For surrounding us with people of faith and love. I thank you for the way you have put us on the hearts of those who don't even know us and for how you have used those we do know. For all the prayers, texts, emails, cards, scripture, food, flowers, bears, help with our kids, money, people coming to Boston to be with us...and on and on. Lord, you know all that has been done for us. You put it all into action. I am overwhelmed with it all and so undeserving, Thank you for family, whether is be church, friends, or blood relatives. Thank you for my precious husband. You gave me more in him then I could have ever dreamed for myself. Thank you for placing us with the an amazing medical team of doctors, nurses, physical therapist and all the others along our path. Lord, please help me to always remember what you have done for us. What I have learned. Thank you for using this time to show me how my faith is suppose to be. Thank you for deepening my relationship with you. Help me to be wise and to share with others what you have done for me. Lord, let me speak clearly and confidently when I tell of all you've done. I pray for strength in the days to come. Thank you for giving us more then we ever deserve. In Jesus name. Amen.