Sunday March 14/10
I cried all the way home from the hospital an hour ago, Pat does not deserve all that he has been dealt in life. I can't understand why he suffers with so many illnesses. (is that a real word?) I couldn't help it tonight, all he wants to do is sleep but his gut is inflammed, there is no antibiotic yet to help him, and he is constantly in the bathroom. They have to do cultures of the samples they took today. His blood sugar levels are really high as they gave him 2 regular meals, complete with sugar and fruit. Go figure. He is still in the emergency area altho he has been admitted to the hospital. He has been moved 3 times so far. He is getting morphine, gravol and the odd bag of steroids to help curb the flare, nope, nothing has worked. I am going to bed, I was with him about 16 hours today, as I will be tomorrow.
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My heart and prayers go out to you guys. I\'m not a preacher but I do have a strong spiritual relationship with the God. Not the impersonator gods of others - the God of Abraham, Issac & Jacob. And no, I\'m not Jewish. With all that said, even I experienced what your Pat is going thru and I asked myself the same questions while I had no strength and complete exhaustion. From a spiritual standpoint, the individual themselves have to completely surrender their will to Him. I don\'t have the answer for Pat and everyone has their own one on one relationship with Him. I will continue in prayer for Pat and you as well. One thing I have noticed being married, many times God speaks to the wife for the husband and vice versa. Keep your heart and mind open to receive from Him. Please let us all know of Pat\'s condition.
I wish I could be there to help comfort you and hold your hand. I know what you are going through as I have been there myself. I wish I could say it would get easier but for some it does and others it doesn\'t.There are days I just want to fall on the bed and cry but there is no one to comfort me so I just keep pushing on..it\'s all I can do. Friends at church tell me what an inspiration I am but I sure don\'t feel like one.
I will keep you both in my prayers. Please keep us updated on you both and I am here if you need to talk or cry dear
Wendy, I am so sorry to here that, when did this happen? Did it just happen with no warning? Give him our best and get some rest i know it is hard. I\'ll say some prayers for you both. Let us know how things are going.
Thanks all. Today he had a tube put thru his nose to his gut as he is so bloated. We joked that it is sure a different way to get rid of poop! Bad night in the bathroom. I feel so completely helpless, I can\'t help him, I want to make him better and I can\'t. We keep talking of a vacation, we haven\'t been away for over 6 years. He started 2 antibiotics thru IV as well as the steroid still. Only ice chips. I am a wreck, our daughter came to see him today and planned to bring us lunch, turns out she brought stuff for me anyway as Daddy can\'t have it. Sorry to ramble, I am tired, thanks for all your good thoughts.