Monday Feb 16

was it only one week ago today that Georgia and Val came home from Mercy?
a quick update on what's going on, this blog has now become information, I had hoped it would illuminate your day with deep thoughts and inspiration...
today i have neither.
Val was admitted last night to Pella Hospital through the ER with breathing difficulties. this has been an ongoing problem all week. This morning, with a possible diagnosis of congestive heart failure, she was taken by ambulance back to Mercy, this time being admitted on Floor 8, Oncology.
Tests continue today, and so far we think she has pneumonia, possible CHF, testing for other things related to her leukemia, and doing a scan now of her heart. Please pray for a diagnosis and treatment to begin soon, with relief and health to follow soon!! they will be putting in a PIC line for meds and hopefully blood draws, as Vals veins are shot. they have said to plan on being here "for a while".
thankfully, my sister Judy had taken care of Georgia last week one afternoon, and had graciously stayed overnight with us on Saturday night, so that she and Georgia could celebrate Valentines Day together as only single girls can, by staying up all night and watching movies. Seriously, what a blessing that my sister can be with the baby, and she already 'knows" her, so we feel confident about leaving them together.
I'm not sure who is staying where tonight or tomorrow, but I do know that your prayers to our loving and Faithful God keep us from feeling despair and depression. I have found an old computer on floor 8 so I should be able to update you all this way.
BEfore Georgia was born 10 days ago, i was waiting in the dressing room in my scrubs for Val's spinal to take, so I could go in for the delivery. I picked up a Bible and read in Psalm 34..May your face radiate with Joy" and I claimed that verse for our little one to be born, hours later her mother told me her name, Georgia, of which one characteristic is "illuminates her surroundings".
that she has done...and I"m praying that very soon we will all radiate with Joy...at home, happy and healthy.
there, maybe that was just a little inspirational, and a little deep for someone who's working off 4 hours of sleep a night.
Bev