The past 2 weeks have been eye opening, scary, sad, amazing, dragging, and quick all in one. My brother's surgery had some serious complications. A long story short, he went back into ICU on June 29th. My parents and I went up there as fast as we could on July 1st. He is still in ICU. I came home yesterday. Over the 11 days that I was there, I saw an amazing amount of strength in David. He has come such a long way. He has quite the journey to full recovery ahead of him, but with his amazingly positive attitude, I know he will be ok.
It was incredibly hard seeing him as he was when we arrived, but to see him now, he has come so far! He is breathing on his own and may get to have a liquid diet soon... He is smiling, his mind is in tact, his vitals seemed to have stablized and his kidneys are beginning to work again! I know God had his hand right on David as he made these remarkable changes. You could feel it. The doctors and nurses there take such good care of him, I am so grateful for that.
This experience showed me not to take anything for granted. My brother was in a medically induced coma for a week, and I could not wait to hear his voice or even see his eyes open. When they did, it was soooo wonderful. These small baby steps that he is making remind me to open my eyes and be grateful for all I have and all I can do. I am so blessed that I do not need to sweat the small stuff like laundry, or if the car is clean, or how much I weigh. There is so much more to life than worrying over these things. My attitude may never be the same again about certain things. And I think it may be a good thing.
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I am so happy to hear that David is on the road to recovery! I have been a prayer warrior for him over the past week and a half just as I know many of our other friends have been. PLEASE keep me updated and let me know if there is ANYTHING I can do.
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