Power of Praying Friends...

My first-born baby is gift from God in so many ways. He is a testimony to Jesus Christ and will have a story that is one-of-a-kind. There is no explanation for the way Bear is healing other than our God.  At 6:00 p.m. last night Bear decided he wanted to get up and “walk” to the couch. That was great for several reasons. His chest tubes drain when he is sitting upright which means a speedier recovery and he is able to control something (being in a bed with tubes and IV leaves little for him to controlJ). The cardiologist came in at 7:00 p.m. and visited with Bear. She was very impressed with his recovery and said he was “remarkable”. Very good description of Jesus, don’t you think?

 Today we have a chest x-ray and they will monitor if his chest tubes can be removed. If they do remove his two chest tubes then it is very possible they will release Bear on Sunday to our living quarters in Houston. The cardiologist said that he needs to be sitting up quite a bit and going to the bathroom. He also needs to be off all pain meds and only needing Tylenol. Thankfulness fills my heart as well as relief. Seeing my baby in pain is so difficult. As a mother I want to take it all away but I know it is temporal and the outcome far outweighs the discomfort.  I am in awe at the last 24 hours but I guess I shouldn’t be...that’s just our God and that’s just my Bear!!