Decisions, Wisdom and Trust

Thank you so much for your prayers, your very specific prayers. We decided to take Linda back up a bit on the steroids, back to 2 mg per day. It helped her mobility almost immediately, though she remains a loooooong way from being able to move on her own. Just as quickly, she started coughing. The last time she had this kind of coughing, it was a dry cough that turned out to be caused by reflux. This time, there is definite congestion in her lungs. A chest x-ray on Friday revealed that something is happening there. She has started new antibiotics, and the cough seems ever so slightly better this Saturday night. PLEASE pray that she will not develop pnuemonia again.

Linda also decided she would take Lovenox shots for her clotting problems in order to eliminate the need for adjusting the coumadin. Linda has been dangerously close to bleeding and developing more clots as her blood levels go up and down. The Lovenox creates a great deal more certainty. The downside is that she has to take shots in her stomach every day.

We are so grateful for the huge response to the last post when we asked for very specific prayer in order of our desire, beginning with a prayer for healing and then for wisdom. We still are praying fervently for healing as we seek to trust God for His decision. 1 Peter 5 and Philippians 4 have particularly ministered to Linda of late. Thank you for sharing Scripture with us, also! God bless.