Alan's Reflections

First of all, I would like to thank you for your prayers and concern for us - Judy and me. Your prayers are especially appreciated because through prayer and God's help anything is possible. Faith, determination, family, and friends are going to be the anchors that pull me through this difficult time. (I am a Navy guy, you know.)

Some of you like to give me a hard time, that is appreciated too! I know you are just doing so because you care. I look forward to many more fun times with each of you. May God bless and keep you.

Signing off with the name my grandchildren call me,
Dude

Monday, November 3, 2008

Still in Hospital

Tomorrow they are going to decide about how they are going to remove the fluid from the outside of Alan's right lung. They might drain it or they might put in chest tubes to drain it. The good news is that the ecoli bacteria is gone, and his last IV of antibiotic for the ecoli is tomorrow. He is eating well and walking 4 miles every day.

We do have a prayer request. The pulmonologist making rounds this week is the only person we have had any problems with since we have been here. Alan had requested not to see him again. They can honor that request at clinic, but not on rounds at the hospital. So, Alan saw him today, and he got upset, and will have to see him again tomorrow. We think he must be a fine doctor or he would not be part of the transplant team. Maybe it is just personality conflicts. Please pray that he won't upset Alan anymore.

Thanks to all of you. Alan & Judy

3 comments:

EB said...

ya'll are certainly in our prayers. I know personally that we don't have to like everyone we meet we're not designed that way. May God keep Alan calm during the next encounter with this person.

Billy&Ruth said...

Hey Alan,
You now have a group of 23 people on Facebook praying for you.

Thanks,
Billy

Brooke and Lexi said...

We are praying for you dude, keep your cool and don't let this 1 person get your spirits down. We love you guys