Thursday, February 4 Prayer Needs

 Dad is showing significant improvement in his oxygenation. They drastically reduced his ventilator support and he is breathing on his own with ventilator support while maintaining high oxygen saturations. This is very encouraging because it means his lungs are healing, and he is nearing the point where he could be off the ventilator. These have all been huge prayer requests that we are seeing answered! 

The next step we need prayer for is for him to wake up. He has been on heavy sedatives for nearly two weeks and they have been slowly weaning him off and testing his neurological function. He is now off all sedatives and we need him to wake up and start following simple commands before they can extubate him. 

Please pray that the sedatives clear out of his body. Please pray that he has a regaining of all neurological function. Please continue to pray that the rest of his systems remain strong and stable. We need him to wake up now. 

We are still so very thankful that so many are praying with us and for Dad. We feel that, and we can never express our gratitude fully. Thank you. 

We are going to "come fearlessly, confidently and boldly to the throne of grace that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need--appropriate help, well-timed help, coming just when we need it." Hebrews 4:16, amplified version

We have been praying for God's perfect timing. Wouldn't it be something if that "perfect timing" means that Dad gets to watch his Tampa Bay Buccaneers play in the Super Bowl this weekend? Will you pray with us?