pupil dilation

Dawn finishes her summary through Tuesday's events...

Tuesday morning Dad was putting out a large amount of fluid from his kidneys. It appeared his body was not able to regulate his fluid balance. They were/are concerned that his left brain was swelling onto his brain stem instead of out of the skull area they had made. During the day his urine output decreased (praise God!). They were also able to start giving my dad tube-feeding through a tube in his nose that goes down to his stomach. When Brian and I left late in the evening he actually put out a large amount of urine which we were concerned about, but the nurse reassured us it was okay. Also, now both his pupils are equal but nonreactive to light. No one has told us what this is related to, but we are staying positive.

So, it has been a very rough week for us. We are remaining positive though. Most of this process has been a God thing -- first of all that we even found the aneurysm before it ruptured and it was safely clipped and did not rupture during the surgery. Brian and I were actually supposed to be in Venezuela on a mission trip this week and would not have been able to be here. Additionally, Kristy was able to fly out on Monday evening to be with us and help my mom.

Please, please keep us in your prayers and thoughts. My dad is very, very special to us, we love him a great deal, and we believe he has a lot of living still to do. It is not his time yet!! We really appreciate your prayers. We are also very thankful for all the prayer chains my dad has been put on - it has really been a blessing!!

Hopefully Kristy will be able to keep this website going with updates -- otherwise we tend to get overwhelmed by loved ones wanting updates. As we have been overwhelmed by telephone calls it might be best to shoot us an email or a card for now -- otherwise we may not get back to you right away if you leave a voice message.

Please keep us in your thoughts. I'm so blessed by the number of people praying for my dad, and the number of visitors that he gets on a daily basis. I'm reminded of the final scene in It's A Wonderful Life - my dad is so blessed and truly has a wonderful life.

Email either Dawn or Kristy if you'd like, it may take us some time to get back to you though.