Wow! What a beautiful day we had today! We almost hit 70° in Indiana on February 29th! Everyone hated to tell Bob how beautiful the weather was, considering the fact that he was still a “prisoner” in the hospital. Unfortunately, it looks like he will be there for another couple of days, too.
This morning he had a chest xray to see if fluid had accumulated in his pleural cavity. Strangely, not much fluid was there! Because there wasn’t a significant amount of fluid, Dr. Sowden is still contemplating whether or not to install PleurX drainage tubes. He plans to have another xray tomorrow morning to see if things have changed & then will make his decision regarding the PleurX drainage tubes.
Overnight, Bob had irregular heart rhythms again, despite the medication Dr. Mirro prescribed in an attempt to control his rhythm. This morning he strongly recommended that Bob needs to have a pacemaker put in. Bob really balked at this suggestion, because he didn’t think it was that big of a deal. In an effort to illustrate to Bob just how serious the situation is, Dr. Mirro had the records of Bob’s heart rhythms for the past few nights brought in. He showed him in black & white where his heart stopped beating in the middle of the night, every night. One time his heart completely stopped for 4 seconds! Seeing those records convinced Bob that he better listen to the counsel of Dr. Mirro. He signed all of the necessary papers & will be having the pacemaker put in tomorrow afternoon.
It’s a relatively simple procedure that they will perform in a cath lab at the Heart Center. Bob will be given Versed, which will knock him out - something he looks forward to! The procedure shouldn’t take much time at all, & recovery from it is relatively short.
Today was a long day for Bob, just sitting in a chair in a small room with an uncomfortable bed & a few chairs. The only thing that made today bearable was the many visitors who were kind enough to take time out of their day to visit him. Many people prayed with Bob, which really encouraged him. His sister Kim Culbertson was with him much of the day & commented several times about the loyal, committed, loving friends that Bob was so fortunate to have.
The specific prayers I would like to ask you to pray for are:
Thank you, all of you who have invested in Bob during this trial, either by visiting, praying, sending a card or just reading this blog. We, his family, believe that God still has much service for our dad to do, for the glory of our beloved Father & Saviour. Thank you for believing these truths along with us!
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“For we know that when this earthly tent we live in is taken down (that is, when we die & leave this earthly body), we will have a house in Heaven, an eternal body made for us by God Himself & not by human hands. We grow weary in our present bodies, & we long to put on our Heavenly bodies like new clothing. For we will put on Heavenly bodies; we will not be spirits without bodies. While we live in these earthly bodies, we groan & sigh, but it’s not that we want to die & get rid of these bodies that clothe us. Rather, we want to put on our new bodies so that these dying bodies will be swallowed up by life. God Himself has prepared us for this, & as a guarantee He has given us His Holy Spirit.
We are always confident, even though we know that as long as we live in these bodies we are not at home with the Lord. For we live by believing & not by seeing. Yes, we are fully confident, & we would rather be away from these earthly bodies, for then we will be at home with the Lord. But whether we are here in this body or away from this body, our goal is to please Him.”
2 Corinthians 5:1-9
This morning he had a chest xray to see if fluid had accumulated in his pleural cavity. Strangely, not much fluid was there! Because there wasn’t a significant amount of fluid, Dr. Sowden is still contemplating whether or not to install PleurX drainage tubes. He plans to have another xray tomorrow morning to see if things have changed & then will make his decision regarding the PleurX drainage tubes.
Overnight, Bob had irregular heart rhythms again, despite the medication Dr. Mirro prescribed in an attempt to control his rhythm. This morning he strongly recommended that Bob needs to have a pacemaker put in. Bob really balked at this suggestion, because he didn’t think it was that big of a deal. In an effort to illustrate to Bob just how serious the situation is, Dr. Mirro had the records of Bob’s heart rhythms for the past few nights brought in. He showed him in black & white where his heart stopped beating in the middle of the night, every night. One time his heart completely stopped for 4 seconds! Seeing those records convinced Bob that he better listen to the counsel of Dr. Mirro. He signed all of the necessary papers & will be having the pacemaker put in tomorrow afternoon.
It’s a relatively simple procedure that they will perform in a cath lab at the Heart Center. Bob will be given Versed, which will knock him out - something he looks forward to! The procedure shouldn’t take much time at all, & recovery from it is relatively short.
Today was a long day for Bob, just sitting in a chair in a small room with an uncomfortable bed & a few chairs. The only thing that made today bearable was the many visitors who were kind enough to take time out of their day to visit him. Many people prayed with Bob, which really encouraged him. His sister Kim Culbertson was with him much of the day & commented several times about the loyal, committed, loving friends that Bob was so fortunate to have.
The specific prayers I would like to ask you to pray for are:
- For the Holy Spirit to come upon & in Bob in a very powerful, overwhelming way. Bob has some crucial decisions to make regarding the care of his body. It is difficult for him to see past his emotions right now to make the best decisions. He needs God to impress upon him what His best course of action to take regarding the tools that are being offered for the care of his heart.
- That fear & anxiety will be forbidden from influencing Bob in any way at all. Those demons are attacking Bob when he is weak & causing much confusion for him. Pray that God’s holy angel army will surround Bob’s room & guard Bob personally from the fiery darts of fear & anxiety that Satan launches against him.
- Pray for Dr. Mirro & Dr. Sowden to have wisdom that comes from God as they care for & advise Bob. Pray that they will not be swayed from pursuing what they believe is in Bob’s best interest, no matter how stubbornly he grouses about it. Yes, Bob Anderson can definitely GROUSE! He can GROUCH, too! He is very discouraged about his current situation & that discouragement is sometimes clouding his reasoning. Pray that he will trust God to use his physicians to accomplish His will.
Thank you, all of you who have invested in Bob during this trial, either by visiting, praying, sending a card or just reading this blog. We, his family, believe that God still has much service for our dad to do, for the glory of our beloved Father & Saviour. Thank you for believing these truths along with us!
• • • • • • • • • •
“For we know that when this earthly tent we live in is taken down (that is, when we die & leave this earthly body), we will have a house in Heaven, an eternal body made for us by God Himself & not by human hands. We grow weary in our present bodies, & we long to put on our Heavenly bodies like new clothing. For we will put on Heavenly bodies; we will not be spirits without bodies. While we live in these earthly bodies, we groan & sigh, but it’s not that we want to die & get rid of these bodies that clothe us. Rather, we want to put on our new bodies so that these dying bodies will be swallowed up by life. God Himself has prepared us for this, & as a guarantee He has given us His Holy Spirit.
We are always confident, even though we know that as long as we live in these bodies we are not at home with the Lord. For we live by believing & not by seeing. Yes, we are fully confident, & we would rather be away from these earthly bodies, for then we will be at home with the Lord. But whether we are here in this body or away from this body, our goal is to please Him.”
2 Corinthians 5:1-9
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