Friends in odd places and God in all places

D 'Roff-garr'* (read it phonetically and it should ring a bell, (security, creative access so on and so-forth) just showed up, to meet any needs that we as a family may run into. The nurses had to post a sign on pop's door that says "do not enter without talking to the nursing staff," and as I was walking out of the room with 'D' it struck me that even on the other side of the world from home we have had so many visitors and so much support that they had to post a sign in an attempt to control traffic. God is good, all the time, and in all places.
Chip

*Edited for Jon to make it look less like the last name.

Morning Update

Today TJ has been feeling pretty well (again, given the circumstances). Just a few minutes ago he was sitting up working briefly on one of his books. All of his symptoms being watched are trending in the right direction. Let's pray that this continues. Every day, several times a day, the staff has to "suction" his lungs; essentially using a vacuum to pull fluids out of his lungs via his breathing tube. This is vital and has helped his lung function considerably, however it is extremely painful and uncomfortable. He said he feels like he is going to have a heart attack when they are suctioning. TJ wrote today that its during that time that a coma of heaven sounds appealing. They will start a low dose of IV sedation for the night (in addition to the light sedation he is already on) so he can sleep.

He was up in a chair a couple of times today and did quite well with that.

Prayer requests....

continuation of the upward trends.

comfort during suctioning, and that it would no longer be necessary, ASAP.

energy and strength for the family - we're all a bit on the worn out side.