Hey Folks!
OK, well Josiah self-extubated again last night. My goodness. Yes, he coughed hard again to make it happen, but Marie also mentioned 3 times that his face tape needed to be re-done and no one did anything about it. At least this self-extubation/re-intubation wasn't that tramadic: it was quick and the breathing tube (3.0 mm again - good!) went in smoothly.
Josiah has been resting LOTS today: the chloral has been helping, but it's also quick obvious that the smaller tube causes less irritation for Josiah. He doesn't brady/d-sat as often or as bad when he is suctioned, and he doesn't spontaneously brady either any more. Good stuff. I was able to hang out with him ('cuddle' in girlie terms!) for about 90 minutes earlier this afternoon and slept for pretty much every minute of it.
We haven't received an exact time for Josiah's appointment in the OR. We'll post it when we find out. Josiah will receive steroids tomorrow to get him ready for the trail extubation. We are praying that the mood of the OR is peaceful on Wednesday, that the doctors will be suprised with Josiah's reaction to breathing on his own. We are praying that the Lord will support him and heal him (according to the meaning of his name!), and we're praying that God will create believers out of those who are not giving Josiah (or God for that matter!) a chance.
We don't like giving God a timeline or deadline when it comes to answering prayer requests, but as far as things look now Wednesday is Josiah's last opportunity to breathe on his own. I was encouraged yesterday as I was reflecting on the miracles of Jesus throughout the Bible. As far as I can tell, Jesus never denied anyone who asked for healing. The only instance that I can think of is Paul asking God three times to take away his 'thorn of the flesh', which is fairly ambiguous as to what exactly that 'thorn' is.
I've been thinking about Josiah's name ("the Lord heals/supports") and was reminded about some of the children that were born to the prophets in the OT. It's interesting that God told Isaiah for example to name his children as a sign to the people. I remember that 5 days before Josiah was born, Marie and I were settled on naming "Pender" Josiah if our child was a boy. We at the time didn't recall what Josiah's name meaned, but were immediately comforted, realizing that God gave us the name Josiah for a reason. And now Josiah stands as a sign to God's people: "The Lord heals". I really sense that God is at work (our as CS Lewis would put it, "Aslan is on the move"!), observing how he is drawing His people together at this time, having them pray and reflect on His promises, and doing wonderful things in the lives of people we know. God is so good, and we wait for his promises to come true.
We are greatly and know we are blessed by the fact that Josiah hasn't gotten sick or infected in anyway. We are also grateful that Marie and I haven't gotten sick at all. God does protect and provide, and we also believe that God can and will heal.
I'm getting pretty distracted by the hockey game right now, so maybe I'll post something before we go to bed tonight.
In God's Love.
- Andrew, Marie & Josiah
9 comments:
Hi:
I did'nt realize the meaning of Josiah's name! How cool is that that his earthy mom and dad gave him a name that has turned out to be so very fitting. Bring on the O.R. Bring on the doctors. It's all about God and His timeline. Lord turn all the unbelive that may be out there into belive. We love and praise You Lord. Andrew I'm glad you got a fun cuddle and Marie I pray that the nurses would listen to you about stuff after all you are Josiahs mother and are with him most of the time.
Hang in there. We miss you at the pool but will be happy when you can all come home.
Love Sue
Enjoy the hockey game.
GO CANUCKS GO
So the Canucks won and we can hear the celebrating on SFW. I'm celebrating all the good things you included in this post. Good words - "Aslan is on the move". He's got your whole family in his arms.
Praying,
Kathy K.
Hey guys,
Just wanted to say hi and let you know you all continue to be in my prayers! Can't wait to see you on Wed.! (Not sure what time we're coming out) but my mom is letting me skip school :D
xoxo
God Bless
Kelly
Hi guys.
I came across this old hymn and wanted to share it with you. I couldn't delete any of the verses so i hope you have time to read it.
Jake
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God moves in a mysterious way
His wonders to perform;
He plants His footsteps in the sea
And rides upon the storm.
Deep in unfathomable mines
Of never failing skill
He treasures up His bright designs
And works His sovereign will.
Ye fearful saints, fresh courage take;
The clouds ye so much dread
Are big with mercy and shall break
In blessings on your head.
Judge not the Lord by feeble sense,
But trust Him for His grace;
Behind a frowning providence
He hides a smiling face.
His purposes will ripen fast,
Unfolding every hour;
The bud may have a bitter taste,
But sweet will be the flower.
Blind unbelief is sure to err
And scan His work in vain;
God is His own interpreter,
And He will make it plain.
--William Cowper, 1774
YAY the Canucks won!!! The BEST part was the open net goals!!! haha
And I believe God will win here too....
That is a good old hymn! Praise God
Sue
My sister-in-law Aneta asked me to pray for your little guy and told me that April 25th is a pivotal day. She also directed me to your blog to update me on his progress. I just wanted to encourage you that there are many people praying for your son. Also, April 25th is my oldest son's birthday so I've always thought of it as a very special day. Our third son is named Josiah. We chose it as a prophetic name because of its meaning and God has healed him completely and miraculously. His problems were very different than your son's but the healing was just as much by the hand of God. Our Josiah is 5 now and a reminder every day of the power of our God.
Awesome Sharla!
How good and great is the God that we serve!!!!
Bring it on God! We are ready!
Love Sue
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