Thought For The Day

 good morning i pray you all have a blessed christmas, thank you for your prayers and your love,  merry christmas,

Good Morning!! thank  you guys for your prayers.  i am doing better.i love you all love in jesus  have a blessed christmas joy

 1 day shy of 3weeks, she went from dropping dead in a parking lot, to... sleeping in her own bed now. Doc's called this morning and said she was coming home. She came in, said hello to the dogs, ate a Chicken taco (heart healthy), and went to bed.  Downside, is that with all the time she had waiting, she went through the blog, and saw I posted a picture of her.  I'm pre-scheduling my trip to the ER, and have removed frying pans, bats, clubs and sticks from her reach. I still have speed on her... but she can be crafty.  Thank you all for your prayers. Been a rough spell ... but turned out to be a great Christmas!!  ... I bet, she'll be back on here in no time -  Randy

 UPDATE ON JOY - 12/17/2020 Okie dokie... realizing that she'll read back through these when she gets home, and also realizing I was grounded for life in the late 70's.. Hah!! I've got nothing to lose!!  She's what some referred to as... sassy, today. Off the ventilator, and pretty stable. 👍 <PICTURE REMOVED - RANDY HAS BLACK EYE> Seconds later, you would have seen her tongue sticking out with "P-t-t-t-t-t-t-t-t" followed... ($5 says she punches me...) She actually worked with getting out of bed and deep breathing solely for the purpose of doing what she needs to get home.  2 weeks and 2 days ago, they were doing CPR on her in a parking lot ... Today, sticking her tongue out issuing raspberries... YOUR prayers brought this result to bear... Never, ever forget the importance of speaking to the King of the Universe. He hears each and every supplication!! THANK YOU!! (PS: if I go missing... it was likely because I posted the pic...)

 UPDATE ON JOY - 12-15-2020 The Doc's just informed her tomorrow is the surgery day. My sister said she was there and her BP was running high, so likely, it's time to get the plumbing fixed! We don't know the time yet, so I'll be there in the AM, and keep everyone updated as things progress -  Randy

 UPDATE ON JOY 12-14-2020 You're not going to believe this... but, there is a chance Mom may be home by Christmas!  I spoke to her cardiologist who said that they will see how her rhythm goes after the bypass is complete before proceeding with a pacemaker.  At the moment, her surgery is scheduled for Thursday. As she looks today, rehab would be for 1 week after that.  Thank you all for your prayers. Clearly, they have had a great affect.  Randy 

 UPDATE ON JOY - 12/12/2020 She had a rougher day today. It seems when her heart isn't in a good rhythm, it might be depriving her brain of oxygen - we hope.  Yesterday, she was clear and sharp, today, not so much, but had a lot of rhythm issues. I spoke to the cardiologist, who said they are doing the bypass - and - a pacemaker at the same time. Between these 2 procedures, it would giver her the best chance of getting to her highest function and shorten rehab.  I cannot thank you all enough for the prayers sent. She needs them. While being ornery and having tenacity gets most of us through the day, we need our bodies to cooperate.  Her bypass and pacemaker time/date hasn't been determined, but is likely middle next week. We'll know much more a few days after that -  Thank you all!! Randy