Sunday, October 31, 2010
"Be strong and courageous. Do not be afraid or terrified because of them, for the LORD your God goes with you; He will never leave you or forsake you." Deut 31:6
Yestarday was a very difficult day. Nathan needed a lot of blood, in fact he needed approx 16 units of red blood cells along with numerous other blood products. Our God is an awesome God, He created man in such a way that blood could be used to spare lives. God used His creation to spare Nathan's life yestarday. He is still very critical and is at risk for many other problems but yet despite the medical fields view on Nathan we see God's hand at work in him. Last night we were told that there may be further infection in various areas. At this time they are just watching Nathan closely. He will not be undergoing surgery any time soon (as of time of writting) because Nate is still very critical. We have much to be thankful for, Nate's hemoglobin levels have stabilized at time of writting and they have even been able to decrease Nate's blood pressure medication. Nathan's blood pressure has held steady even though they increased the dialysis machine to remove more fluid. Speaking of dialysis I think I should explain.. Nathan has kidney failure, this has been an on going thing since Wednesday, they placed Nate on dialysis after his first surgery and has been on it ever since. It has been very beneficial to help stabilize him and to help remove some of the increase fluid build up.
Our Heavenly Father has been so merciful and gracious to us. He has given Nathan another morning with us. He has allowed Nathan and I to spend time together in prayer and song (even if I can't sing so well) God has been so gracious in so many ways and as family and friends we have much to be thankful for. Please continued to praise our Heavenly Father for the blessings He has given us and pray that He will continue to sustain Nathan, myself, our parents, family and friends as we go on together in faith.
"Praise the LORD, O my soul; all my inmost being praise his holy name. Praise the LORD, O my soul and forget not all his benefits- who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's." Psalm 103: 1-5
Please continue to pray.
Yestarday was a very difficult day. Nathan needed a lot of blood, in fact he needed approx 16 units of red blood cells along with numerous other blood products. Our God is an awesome God, He created man in such a way that blood could be used to spare lives. God used His creation to spare Nathan's life yestarday. He is still very critical and is at risk for many other problems but yet despite the medical fields view on Nathan we see God's hand at work in him. Last night we were told that there may be further infection in various areas. At this time they are just watching Nathan closely. He will not be undergoing surgery any time soon (as of time of writting) because Nate is still very critical. We have much to be thankful for, Nate's hemoglobin levels have stabilized at time of writting and they have even been able to decrease Nate's blood pressure medication. Nathan's blood pressure has held steady even though they increased the dialysis machine to remove more fluid. Speaking of dialysis I think I should explain.. Nathan has kidney failure, this has been an on going thing since Wednesday, they placed Nate on dialysis after his first surgery and has been on it ever since. It has been very beneficial to help stabilize him and to help remove some of the increase fluid build up.
Our Heavenly Father has been so merciful and gracious to us. He has given Nathan another morning with us. He has allowed Nathan and I to spend time together in prayer and song (even if I can't sing so well) God has been so gracious in so many ways and as family and friends we have much to be thankful for. Please continued to praise our Heavenly Father for the blessings He has given us and pray that He will continue to sustain Nathan, myself, our parents, family and friends as we go on together in faith.
"Praise the LORD, O my soul; all my inmost being praise his holy name. Praise the LORD, O my soul and forget not all his benefits- who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases, who redeems your life from the pit and crowns you with love and compassion, who satisfies your desires with good things so that your youth is renewed like the eagle's." Psalm 103: 1-5
Please continue to pray.
Saturday, October 30, 2010
At 10:30 this morning one of Nathan's many doctors came into talk to us. Nathan had a very rough night. He lost a lot of blood and needed many many units of blood products. A few different doctors were called in to have another look at all the sites. They found a few arterial pulsers (arterial vessles open and bleeding) which they were able to stich up. There was one site that they were unable to get too. They are hopeful that with in a few hours they might be able to stablize his blood levels. In all this we know that God is caring Nate in His arms and He is the master physician. The other difficult news we recieved was that Nathan's lungs are struggling. They are not quite sure why and are running a few tests this morning to check things out. We are thankful that God is in control and He knows the plan set out for Nathan. It has been overwhelming all the things that have gone on but we thank each of you for your continued prayers and petitions to the LORD.
"Hear my prayer, O LORD let my cry for help come to you. Do not hide your face from me when I am in distress. Turn your ear to me when I call, answer me quickly" Psalm 102: 1 &2
Please continue to pray for Nathan, myself, his parents and siblings.
"Hear my prayer, O LORD let my cry for help come to you. Do not hide your face from me when I am in distress. Turn your ear to me when I call, answer me quickly" Psalm 102: 1 &2
Please continue to pray for Nathan, myself, his parents and siblings.
Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding, in all your ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct your paths. Prov 3: 5,6
The LORD has so directed our paths this past week in ways we never could’ve imagined. Many of you have heard what has happened in this past week, but I think it would be best if you heard it from me. On Wednesday I took Nathan into the Dunnville ER, he was complaining about sore lower legs especially the left one, he was also not feeling well. We thought it was just a virus, and they would give Nate some pain medication and send him on his way. The LORD had a different plan for Nathan. He deteriorated through out the day, and so they transferred him by ambulance to Hamilton General ICU. Immediately he was rush upstairs where they began to work on Nate. They sent him for a Cat Scan and gave him blood products en route. Within a couple of hours we were notified that Nathan had necrotizing fascitis an extremely fast acting bacteria that attacks (eats) the tissue and muscle, and had to be sent for surgery as quickly as possible. Before going in I was able to spend some time with Nate. The LORD allowed us to join in prayer and recite our wedding text. The Holy Spirit was at work in Nate and he was so at peace, his last words to me were "God is in control".
Aileen has asked me, (Stephanie, Nate’s sister) to take over as she’s not quite sure how to continue. I hope that I can relate things in proper detail for her.
At 10pm I had a brief conversation with Aileen who quickly updated me on what they had just diagnosed Nate with and told us that he was heading into surgery immediately. Nate went into surgery shortly before 11pm. Family and friends quickly gathered and waited. Shortly after 2 am the doctors were able to informed Aileen and then the rest of us that Nate had survived surgery but was in critical condition. Due to the extent of the bacterial infection the doctors had to remove Nate’s left leg above the knee. The right arm and right leg were also effected, a lot of tissue was removed, but surgery had to be aborted due to heart failure. They were able to resuscitate and stabilize Nate. We thanked our Heavenly Father for allowing Nate to survive and giving him more time here on earth with us.
In the morning the doctors informed us of how critical Nate’s condition was and that he would likely need further surgery to remove additional damaged tissue. We were able to give thanks again later that day that when the doctors did the daily bandage changes they were extremely impressed with how little extra tissue damage there was, especially considering how quickly they had to abort the procedure the night before. It was determined that surgery was not need that night as had first been expected. Our Heavenly Father has provided us with much to be thankful for once again.
God knew we all needed rest. We were able to see Nate before we went home to rest. All things considering, Nathan looked peaceful and was finally receiving the rest he so badly wanted the day before. Each of us were able to get a few hours of rest before we received a call at 10:30 am Friday morning that it appeared the infection had spread into Nate’s abdomen. Surgery would be necessary once again.
God graciously granted us a few hours to spend at Nate’s bedside in prayer and encouragement. At 5:30pm Nate was finally taken to surgery. While the situation continues to remain extremely unstable and critical we could be thankful that the bacteria had not entered the abdominal cavity. Further tissue removal was necessary on both the right and left side of his torso. Once again surgery had to be aborted when Nate began to become unstable. God once again showed His mercy and compassion in allow the surgery to be abort before Nate endured heart failure again. Together with family and friends we were able to pray and sing Psalm 121 and Hymn 49.
At the time of writing Nate continues to remain very unstable as the doctors try stabilize his blood pressure, heart and bleeding.
We continue to covet your prayers.
"God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble." Psalm 46:1
The LORD has so directed our paths this past week in ways we never could’ve imagined. Many of you have heard what has happened in this past week, but I think it would be best if you heard it from me. On Wednesday I took Nathan into the Dunnville ER, he was complaining about sore lower legs especially the left one, he was also not feeling well. We thought it was just a virus, and they would give Nate some pain medication and send him on his way. The LORD had a different plan for Nathan. He deteriorated through out the day, and so they transferred him by ambulance to Hamilton General ICU. Immediately he was rush upstairs where they began to work on Nate. They sent him for a Cat Scan and gave him blood products en route. Within a couple of hours we were notified that Nathan had necrotizing fascitis an extremely fast acting bacteria that attacks (eats) the tissue and muscle, and had to be sent for surgery as quickly as possible. Before going in I was able to spend some time with Nate. The LORD allowed us to join in prayer and recite our wedding text. The Holy Spirit was at work in Nate and he was so at peace, his last words to me were "God is in control".
Aileen has asked me, (Stephanie, Nate’s sister) to take over as she’s not quite sure how to continue. I hope that I can relate things in proper detail for her.
At 10pm I had a brief conversation with Aileen who quickly updated me on what they had just diagnosed Nate with and told us that he was heading into surgery immediately. Nate went into surgery shortly before 11pm. Family and friends quickly gathered and waited. Shortly after 2 am the doctors were able to informed Aileen and then the rest of us that Nate had survived surgery but was in critical condition. Due to the extent of the bacterial infection the doctors had to remove Nate’s left leg above the knee. The right arm and right leg were also effected, a lot of tissue was removed, but surgery had to be aborted due to heart failure. They were able to resuscitate and stabilize Nate. We thanked our Heavenly Father for allowing Nate to survive and giving him more time here on earth with us.
In the morning the doctors informed us of how critical Nate’s condition was and that he would likely need further surgery to remove additional damaged tissue. We were able to give thanks again later that day that when the doctors did the daily bandage changes they were extremely impressed with how little extra tissue damage there was, especially considering how quickly they had to abort the procedure the night before. It was determined that surgery was not need that night as had first been expected. Our Heavenly Father has provided us with much to be thankful for once again.
God knew we all needed rest. We were able to see Nate before we went home to rest. All things considering, Nathan looked peaceful and was finally receiving the rest he so badly wanted the day before. Each of us were able to get a few hours of rest before we received a call at 10:30 am Friday morning that it appeared the infection had spread into Nate’s abdomen. Surgery would be necessary once again.
God graciously granted us a few hours to spend at Nate’s bedside in prayer and encouragement. At 5:30pm Nate was finally taken to surgery. While the situation continues to remain extremely unstable and critical we could be thankful that the bacteria had not entered the abdominal cavity. Further tissue removal was necessary on both the right and left side of his torso. Once again surgery had to be aborted when Nate began to become unstable. God once again showed His mercy and compassion in allow the surgery to be abort before Nate endured heart failure again. Together with family and friends we were able to pray and sing Psalm 121 and Hymn 49.
At the time of writing Nate continues to remain very unstable as the doctors try stabilize his blood pressure, heart and bleeding.
We continue to covet your prayers.
"God is our refuge and strength, an ever-present help in trouble." Psalm 46:1
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