Things have changed.

It is amazing how quickly things can change within a 24 hour period. As of last night when I posted the last blog and we were climbing into bed in the hotel in Houston with Mom, things seemed like they were moving in the right direction. But into the late evening last night, then this morning Dad took a turn for the worse. His energy level dropped greatly, his pain when breathing increased, his overall condition worsened.
He said this was the worst he had felt since a week or so after radiation treatment. He didn't feel like walking at all, and just felt overall miserable. He was also having some leakage at the jtube entry site. This morning the nurses were still giving Mom a crash course in care taking of Dad once they left the hospital, but after the Dr.s were told, by Dad himself, how bad he felt, they changed their plan. They decided to keep Dad, and run some tests on him to figure out what was going on. They also decided to do a swallow test on him for fear that there was a leak. They told us that if there was a leak, that they would take him straight to the OR. I had no time to update the blog and request prayer, except just to call family and let them know to be praying. After about an hour, this evening, we found out there is no leak. Hallelujah!! But, they are still not sure what is going on. Pray for wisdom for all those taking care of him. Pray for healing for Dad, and his energy level to come up. Pray for Mom, for encouragement.
Also, my parents want to thank all of you that have come by and seen them while in the hospital. Mom has asked, however, that since she is so busy and stressed with this training under the nurses of how to take care of Dad, and also because Dad is now not feeling as well, that no visitors come until they are able to get through this time. She will not tell you no if you call and ask if it is ok to come by, but she expressed to me the desire to not have visitors right now. Thank you all for understanding this unique and hopefully short period of time in their lives.
Feel free to send messages via the blog, or letters to the addresses I gave earlier.
In Him, JJ