February 4, 2008

Where to begin...... My father-in-law, Sol was hospitalized last Saturday for a "leg infection". Sol is 84 years old and has had a quad-triple bypass over 11 years ago, is diabetic, has Parkinson's Disease and most recently diagnosed with Guillane Barre Syndrome. On Sunday, we were told he needed to have his leg amputated because they couldn't save his leg. He did good through the surgery on Monday but went into cardiac arrest and was down for 30 minutes. So, he spent the next 6 days in CCU. Miraculously, he did not suffer any brain damage. While he's been in the hospital, he formed a blood clot and his lungs have been filling up with fluid. Still, Sol is a fighter and he continues to surprise us.....This past week, Josh has been pretty sick and tomorrow he is finally able to return to work.

But,,,,,,,God has blessed us all week long. It's amazing to us that Sol is still with us. From a previous "episode", Josh and I had to step in and handle some personal issues for his mom and dad and his dad was well,,,,,"none too happy with us" and it seemed there was a bit of a distance between us. But, during this time, Sol has shown us his softer side and I feel things have improved and so if in the end, Sol doesn't make it, Josh and I feel like things have resolved. Our Little Church group has been TOTALLY AWESOME - thank you guys!!!!!!! They came through with chicken soup for Josh and dinner that night so I didn't have to make it. Anyway, God has also blessed me with a ton of energy - people are amazed. (ok, but tonight, I do actually feel tired for the first time). Anyway, our God is a good God and we have felt him by our side every step of the way!