I wrote this several montha ago for another forum. My husband is still on dialysis, while we wait for the completeness of his healing, which is coming. He gets stronger and better day by day. He is hoping this weekend to be able to serve the Divine Liturgy for the frist time since Feb. Oh, we are Eastern Rite and he is a deacon. God bless you all!
I want to share a bit of our journey over these last weeks in regards to my husbands health and my health (which is minor). Here is a bit of the events as they have occured and I shared with those who I had asked for prayer. Things seemed to happen so fast, I didn’t get to ask here, but wanted to share the miracle with you, because I know you pray!
My husband had been in the hospital for over a week by the time I went to the ER to get a shot. My shot in the emergency room ended up in a 9 day stay in the hospital for me. Well, at least we were under the same roof, not room, but same roof
http://www.chnetwork.org/forums/images/emoticons/wink.gif Jesus was present there in the Eucharist so we were blessed.
I have to share a little, let me see if I can recall the sequence of events…
1. I heard the Lord say on Tuesday (that would be two weeks ago) ‘all for my honor and glory.’ I said ok Lord! By Tuesday night, it was clear he was becoming disoriented and could not function on his own and they placed him in the step down unit for cardiac care for a dopamean(sp) drip -which they didn’t do. Then they moved him to CICU for dialysis. Then on Sunday, as they were moving him from CICU into MICU Fr. Deacon Seraphim brought a small icon of the Theotokos, which got placed on his chest and remained there for several days.
2. Fr. Deacon Stan got steadily worse, his kidneys shut down completely. The four pints of blood became four more pounds of fulid. He was placed on 24 hr diaylsis.
3. He had too much CO2 so they placed a tube in him - innovated him, I guess with a ventalator - to get it out.
4. By then, he was gone, there was no communication from him for four days.
5. They said he was heart was holding strong, pumping 50% of the blood it saw, which was great and keeping his body going, considering two years before he had had quadruple bypass surgery(God even prepared that).
They said he was still there.
6. Monday, a week ago, our Lord Jesus Christ, sent three priests to pray with him:
a. Fr. Wriggly annointed him in the morning - he slightly opened his eyes, but just as quickly went back out.
b. Fr. Isi gave him to the Lord that if his life was to be a vegtable then to take him home. If not, then heal him. This was at midnoon. He pressed on his chest accidently, and Stan’s eyes opened wide, but he went back out.
c. Fr. Frank (our priest) came, it was late noon, early evening. He annointed him, used relics I know of St. George, but not certain who else, I think a combination. Prayed with him. Deacon opened his eyes and tried to follow and then went back out.
CON’T