God has done a Miracle...update on my Dad

Update on my Dad...

Dad finally slept for about 15 hours today.

During this time, the neurologist came in and explained things again.

He said that the plan was to take him of all his parkinsons and dementia meds and introduce them back slowly after he wakes up.

He told us that something got things all out of whack,

probably a sudden progression in his brain of dementia or of PD.

I asked him if we could expect Dad to return to his normal self after all this...

his answer was no.

He said he MAY be a high percentage of himself, but not like he was.

He told me to expect this to be a long road, and that it would be a while, if at all, that Dad would be able to communicate like normal with us.

We had hope, but still fear of what to expect ahead.

BUT GOD HAD A DIFFERENT PLAN!!

My mom stepped out for a minute this afternoon, and when she walked back in the room, Dad was sitting up and asked for some water!

He carried on conversation just as clear as ever.

He talked about the Mavs, the Aggies (of course) and even asked if Abigail could come visit.

He was talking just like normal, just like my Dad.

TRULY a miracle after the incoherent jibberish the last 3 days, and after the dr's prediction.

We are stunned, the medical team is stunned.

But God is not.

He is SO good!!

Dad is still very weak physically and will begin some physical and occupational therapies in the next few days. According to the dr today, he will probably go to an inpatient rehab for a little bit just to regain strength and agility. Not sure when all this will take place but hopefully by the end of the week.

Dad doesn't remember much of the last few days, which is a blessing in itself.

Still probably best to not have visitors while my Dad is wrapping his head around all that has just happened.

Please dont stop praying.

According to the dr, this "episode" is the first of more to come over his life...

but we are believing God that He will just heal my dad completely!!

Let me remind you that this completely normal conversation and interaction today is happening without ANY medications in him. nothing.

I am asking God to HEAL my Dad of Parksinson's

through this, and we are thankful for the healing that has already taken place.

Thanks so much, Your prayers have been heard...keep em coming!!

God's power through the Holy Spirit is REAL!!!

urgent prayer needed....update on my dad

I posted a few days ago with a request to pray for my dad...

here is an update.

will hopefully have more time to write more soon.

Unfortunately my dad is not doing any better, and has actually become a bit more incoherent.

I think I said this before, but they were unable to to the MRI (to test for a stroke) because the medicine they gave him to be still during the test had a negative effect and he became very agitated and they were not able to do it.

He is pretty much unable to communicate lucidly...he mumbles jibberish and sounds, but nothing makes sense except for a few words here and there. He doesnt seem to know where he is or whats going on right now.

He has had to be "restrained" to the bed with ties (sounds worse than it is) because whenever he gets agitated or overstimulated he tried to move and thrash around so these help him to remain safe and still.

He is very frustrated by them though (as anyone would be!).

It is very hard to watch.

The latest "diagnosis" or thoughts from the dr is that this is all related to his medications and so the plan right now is they are taking him off of all his meds (parkinsions and dementia meds),

and will reevaluate things as they get out of his system.

So adding to all this is that he is now having some "withdrawal" type symptoms from the medications leaving his body. They have tried to give him so things to help make him calmer but they have not helped up to this point.

So the course of action for us and for you is to PRAY.

pray. pray. pray.

Without ceasing, as the Lord tells us to do.

Please pray for HEALING, for a miracle, for peace.

Please pray for Peace to be in my dad's mind. It is apparent that something in him knows that he isnt right, and it frustrates him.

And please pray for direction and communication with the doctors.

and please please pray for SLEEP. He finally slept last night for the first time in 3 days.

I think his brain is just wired right now. (and they cant give him anything because of the situation).

and please pray for my mom. It is hard enough to watch my dad like this,

but I cannot imagine my husband being like this, not knowing who I am.

Thanks SO much.

I am so thankful for this blogging community and how I know people are actually praying.

I will be in touch.

Please have any other prayer warriors you know join us in crying out for my dad.

We need a miracle,

and we know HE is capable.

please pray for my dad

My computer has been out of commission for about a week so I have missed my blogging world! I hope everyone is doing well and Im hoping to catch up on your blogs soon!

I have had so much on my mind to blog about this week,

but today I am asking you for prayer...

for my precious dad.

Just to cut right to it,

yesterday over a very short time span, my dad became somewhat disoriented

and confused about things.

It became worse as the day went on, so yesterday evening we took him to the emergency room.

They are still testing things, and we are told it could possibly be a stroke, or maybe something is wrong with the medications he takes, or a sudden progression of his disease, or maybe a bad infection has gotten to his brain.

His mental state is not good,

he is very confused, not knowing who people are, where he is, etc.

He gets agitated very easily, and he is having lots of hallucinations.

They tried to do the MRI this evening to test for a stroke,

but the medicine they gave him to stay still during the test

made him worse, so they were not even able to do the MRI.

Dr's are hoping that the cause of this is something messed up with his medications.

I am hoping that too.

I am praying for something "fixable".

I am so sad to see him like this,

its NOT him.

On a daily basis my Dad lives with a disease, one that you may have heard of...

Parkinson's Disease (PD).

You have probably heard that name because Michael J Fox is an amazing activist and patient of PD. You may have even seen him do commercials or on news spots, talking about his disease and his foundation that is trying to find a cure.

I have always wanted to do a post about PD,

about what it is, to make people aware.

and about how much I hate it.

I dont use that word except when talking about this disease...

i HATE it.

Like many diseases, (and like our enemy), it steals, kills, and destroys.

It eats away at the body and mind, and is a life-altering, life-long progressive sickness.

I pray DAILY for God to heal my dad from PD.

My dad is an amazingly kind man,

Most people who know him would tell you that he is one of the sweetest men they know.

He loves people well and loves God well.

As I pray for him and his battle with Parkinson's,

now I am also praying for healing from whatever is causing this problem the last 24 hours.

It is so hard to see my dad not being his gentle self.

Parker has had to remind me that my Dad is still my Dad,

hes just being covered up by this sickness right now.

I fear it will be longer than just right now.

I fear this is a turning point in his health that he wont recover from.

I fear that this will be so difficult.

But I pray that God has a better plan that what I can see in this moment.

I pray that God will HEAL my Dad,

that he will recover quickly from this.

I pray that my mom would find strength in this midst of this pain and uncertainty.

I pray that my Dad's brain and mind would be at peace.

I pray that God would do a miracle, I know He can.

Please pray with me as you feel led...

Thanks so much.

sheep and purses

I was going to post this yesterday, but with the whole "Blogger Down" situation,

I wasnt able to!

(for those of you who don't have blogs, Google Blogger was down for basically the last day or so and erased a lot of people's recent posts and comments...boo!)

Anywho, here are a few pics from our week..

On Monday we went to the Arboretum with my bf Natalie and her daughter Lily, who is just 6 weeks older than Abigail. It was Natalie's birthday so we went and had lunch and let the girls run around and go to the petting zoo they have there on Mondays...

Here is my beautiful A...

Abigail was a silly girl this week..I think she is missing her Dada.

He is living and working in Oklahoma during the week now,

until we move there in 3 weeks.

That's been rough.

But we know God has opened the doors for us to go there, and are excited to all be there together!

I think it's been the hardest on him...

he misses his little lady a lot.

(and maybe me a little bit too) :)

Here's Abigail and Lily poking their heads through the petting zoo fence.

They were hilarious looking at and making noises at the animals.

I think A's favorite was the sheep (well, I called it "Lamby"

because she has one at home that looks like that.)

The girls loved shaking the fence back and forth almost as much as they loved the animals.

oh, toddlerhood!

Abigail is turning into quite the girly girl lately.

She loves wearing my jewelry around the house,

(see this post for those adorable pics!)

and now loves taking anything with a handle and putting it over her arm like a purse.

So yesterday she thought she had hit the jackpot when she actually reached my purse.

So stinking cute.

Well thats all for now.

I have more on my heart to share later so come back soon!

Have a BLESSED Friday!!!