We Prayed for a Miracle

Today, Friday started out like it was going to be another loop in the roller-coaster. The Dr said that Josh's X-rays were showing signs that the fluid was building back up around his heart. His blood pressure was high and she  was concerned that he might need to go back onto the respirator.

We have been so tired from the ups and downs and sleep interrupted nights that we just couldn't imagine going backwards. It has felt like every time we make some progress in one direction we lose ground in another. Ilene and I talked about the options and put out texts to pray. We just couldn't imagine putting him back on the respirator and every thing that goes with that. A few days ago, I sent a good friend a text saying that we needed a miracle with Josh because he had everything working against him.

I finally lay down for some rest and when I got up, the Dr was telling Ilene that the latest X-rays and echo cardiogram came back and the cardiologist had been by to say that Josh's heart had done an amazing turn around. The Dr said she had never seen so much improvement in two days in any ones heart. This was a big change from just 7 hours earlier.

We told her we had been praying for a miracle and she told us that prayer was working.

Josh has been in good spirits today. They still have him on limited liquids and no food, but he has his fun personality back. He conned the X-ray tech into giving him a Sprite (we caught him before he drank it all) and has been saying some pretty funny things thanks to the medications he is on.

His blood pressure is still jumping around a bit, but his heart rate is down where it should be and his blood sugar is leveling out.

We are thankful for a good day. Thank you for your continued prayers.

Thank you Lord for healing Josh's heart. Continue to heal the rest of his body in a way that others will know that you still work miracles.