Recuperating
Thank you dear friends for praying.
Yesterday the gamma knife radiation procedure went well. It was such a long day, so invasive and a long process. In addition, Katy was transported to the procedure in a wheel chair, when she has not been in a horizontal position for days. All that up and down, so suddenly was very difficult.
But, as you can imagine, whenever asked by a medical person if she would like this or that, she commonly responds, "whatever works for you". Since most patients don't respond like that, I'm sure they often ask themselves, "what would work for me"?
The CT scan still shows slight swelling of the ventricles, so they can't remove the drain yet, so that means that she is still in Intensive care -- a few more days there ... it looks like.
Today they implanted the ommaya reservior and that also went well. The doctors are still hopeful that no shunt will be needed.
Katy's eyes are improving though she keeps them shut most of the time. They seem to be not working together normally. We're not sure why. Her eyes and equilibrium seem to be connected to the naseau which is still a problem. It is expected that they should improve too.
Here are the prayer requests from the last two days:
* swelling in brain would resolve itself
* no more naseau
* get good rest and recovery
* her eyes and equilibrium would continue to improve
And we are thanking God for:
* kind and skilled nurses and doctors
* you our dear intercessors, faithfully taking all of these things to the throne of grace
Rehab will begin once Katy is in a regular room.
Some prayer requests for the family:
* health
* strength and endurance
* hope
May God strengthen you, to find his everpresent help in time of trouble. This trouble belongs to the Lord, let us earnestly seek His resource for all that Katy needs right now.
Yesterday the gamma knife radiation procedure went well. It was such a long day, so invasive and a long process. In addition, Katy was transported to the procedure in a wheel chair, when she has not been in a horizontal position for days. All that up and down, so suddenly was very difficult.
But, as you can imagine, whenever asked by a medical person if she would like this or that, she commonly responds, "whatever works for you". Since most patients don't respond like that, I'm sure they often ask themselves, "what would work for me"?
The CT scan still shows slight swelling of the ventricles, so they can't remove the drain yet, so that means that she is still in Intensive care -- a few more days there ... it looks like.
Today they implanted the ommaya reservior and that also went well. The doctors are still hopeful that no shunt will be needed.
Katy's eyes are improving though she keeps them shut most of the time. They seem to be not working together normally. We're not sure why. Her eyes and equilibrium seem to be connected to the naseau which is still a problem. It is expected that they should improve too.
Here are the prayer requests from the last two days:
* swelling in brain would resolve itself
* no more naseau
* get good rest and recovery
* her eyes and equilibrium would continue to improve
And we are thanking God for:
* kind and skilled nurses and doctors
* you our dear intercessors, faithfully taking all of these things to the throne of grace
Rehab will begin once Katy is in a regular room.
Some prayer requests for the family:
* health
* strength and endurance
* hope
May God strengthen you, to find his everpresent help in time of trouble. This trouble belongs to the Lord, let us earnestly seek His resource for all that Katy needs right now.
posted by Neighborhood Ministries | 12/14/2005 07:27:00 PM
23 Comments:
Katy and the Reel Family,
I continue to pray for you all as you are going through this. I so appreciate having this blog in order to keep up to date with what is going on. My mom and her prayer group will be praying for you all as well. I hope to come see you soon. I hope you know how much you are loved by all of these people. Katy I think of you often and pray for you even more often. You are such a wonderful example of a woman of God. I love you!!
Love Jenny Tipple (McGivney)
Katy and Family,
As usual...you're amazing! You are in our prayers and hearts over in California at Ocean View. Continue to cling to God through these hards times.
Love, Krista
Katy and Family,
I am so glad that we had the opportunity to talk in Indianapolis. That seems like a long time ago.
Thanks and appreciation to Kitt for making it possible for us to be involved.
Your prayers are our prayers as well!
Honi-Jean
Thanks so much Kitt, for keeping us all updated. Please know, Reel family, that there are many of us at St. Vincent Hospital praying for each of you. Proverbs 3:5-6, Sherry
God bless you.
Joyce in Indiana
Katy,Patty,Rick,Lenny and Amy,
I am praying for you all daily and my thoughts are with you many times a day. I have contacted friends and other prayer groups as well to pray.
Love,Marty
Ricky, Patty, Katy, Lenny, and Amy -
You are all in my thoughts, on my heart, and in my prayers. I have added Katy and all of you to our Churches prayer list. There is power in in prayer, and there is always hope!
We love you all -
John, Beth, and Sydney
Dear Cousin Patty, Katy, and All,
You are in my prayers. I love you, Julia
Dear Katy and family:
First of all, thank you Kit for the updates. We are all waiting for them and praying that each hour is a good one for Katy.
You all are in our thoughts continually. We are praying for that miracle from God.
Take good care of each other.
Your friends
The Osts
Hi Katy!
I wanted to let you know how much fun I had with you at Frenchie's party! It was so good to see you! You make me laugh everytime. I have so much fun gossiping with you. The next time you come back to Indy, call me and I will be right over to share some laughs.
I love you Katy!
Carrie Bash
Katy and Family,
You continue to be in my prayers and thoughts. My heart goes out to you. The Lord God is our stronghold.
Julie Hudson
Dear Reel Family,
We are praying for Katy from upstate NY. Your time and your struggle now are by no means empty of purpose, but your acknowledgement of God's grace and love during such a time as this is a terrific testimony to endurance and hope!
Though no one can predict an outcome here, we pray for docs' wisdom and skill, and that you all will live each day in hope and peace.
I say no one can predict an outcome. My son was diagnosed at age 7 and 11 with two fatal and unrelated illnesses, and was told then by the docs that he would not see another day. I then prayed that he would make it to age 20. He's almost 28 now--God's plans prevail, and neither our plans nor the prognosis of the docs can overcome that!
God's blessings to you!
Ralph (Miriam's brother)
Dear Katy and Family:
We love you, and hope that you can feel the strength that all of us send you. If only every person who thinks of all of you each day could stretch ourselves all the way out there to you!
I also pray for your parents, Patti in their beautiful new home. I smile every time that I pass it; it is so beautiful!
Denise and the Robertson's
Dear Katy,
I was so happy to hear some good news about how you are feeling in last night's email update from Julie. We pray that continues.
Yesterday God and I had a long conversation about you, but I didn't have a chance to pass anything on to you then. So....in condensed form...You are so precious to God! He loves you so very much. He loves you more than anyone else, even your parents and Amy and Lenny and Kit and the rest of your family and friends. (And of course it works the other way, too: He loves each of them more than anyone else loves them, even you.) Every bit of suffering you are going through is felt and known by God. Every headache, every wave of nausea and dizziness, is felt by Him. It is not capricious, cruel, or by chance. God is control of everything. He knows the hairs on your head. We cannot see the whole picture now. We only see a small portion of it. We see through a glass darkly, as I Cor. 13 puts it. We have no idea of the impact and meaning your life is having, though we do get hints of it from the blog and the letters from your kids and moms and former students. Some day, when we are all on the other side, we will look at the tapestry that God is weaving of this world and we will see what He has made from your life. But until then, we can't see. This is what faith is--walking when we cannot see. Same with hope--we cannot see. For if we could see, we would not have faith, not hope. That is why love is greater than both faith and hope, for it operates both when we see and when we can't see. But for now we are called to walk in faith and in hope, unseeing. (Sorry, Patty, He still won't tell me an outcome. He just tells me to walk in faith.)So--He asks us to trust Him, and hang on, knowing He is with you and cares for you, and all your family. It isn't easy, and no one should say it is. But He is with us, to help us. Remember, He is the God who collects all our tears in a bottle, and who, in the end, will wipe them all away.
We love you, dear heart, and take heart. God is with you.
Love, Miriam :)
P.S. A note for the pray-ers: she might clobber me for putting this on the blog, but Vicki-in-Tucson (Vicki Small) was taken to a hospital ER yesterday. She was home as of last night and the doctors think there is something going on with her liver, maybe hepatitis, but the lab reports won't be back till next week. She is one of the intercessors for Katy, so if you could send up a quick prayer for her....thanks.
Dear Katy,
I was so happy to hear some good news about how you are feeling in last night's email update from Julie. We pray that continues.
Yesterday God and I had a long conversation about you, but I didn't have a chance to pass anything on to you then. So....in condensed form..here goes: You are so precious to God! He loves you so very much. He loves you more than anyone else, even your parents and Amy and Lenny and Kit and the rest of your family and friends. (And of course it works the other way, too: He loves each of them more than anyone else loves them, even you.)
Every bit of suffering you are going through is felt and known by God. Every headache, every wave of nausea and dizziness, is felt by Him. It is not capricious, cruel, or by chance. God is control of everything. He knows the number of hairs on your head. We cannot see the whole picture now. We only see a small portion of it. We see through a glass darkly, as I Cor. 13 puts it. We have no idea of the impact and meaning your life is having, though we do get hints of it from the blog and the letters from your kids and moms and former students. Some day, when we are all on the other side, we will look at the tapestry that God is weaving of this world and we will see what He has made from your life. But until then, we can't see. This is what faith is--walking when we cannot see. Same with hope--we cannot see. For if we could see, we would have neither faith nor hope--because we would be walking by sight. That is why love is greater than both faith and hope, for it operates both when we see and when we can't see. But for now we are called to walk in faith and in hope, unseeing. (Sorry, Patty, He still won't tell me an outcome. He just tells me to walk in faith.)
So--He asks us to trust Him, and hang on, knowing He is with you and cares for you, and all your family. It isn't easy, and no one should say it is. But He is with us, to help us. Remember, He is the God who collects all our tears in a bottle, and who, in the end, will wipe them all away.
We love you, dear heart, and take heart. God is with you.
Love, Miriam :)
P.S. A note for the pray-ers: she might clobber me for putting this on the blog, but Vicki-in-Tucson (Vicki Small) was taken to a hospital ER yesterday. She was home as of last night and the doctors think there is something going on with her liver, maybe hepatitis, but the lab reports won't be back till next week. She is one of the intercessors for Katy, so if you could send up a quick prayer for her....thanks.
Katy and Family,
Our thoughts and prayers are being sent on your behalf. My God continue to sustain you and give you strength "Wait for the Lord; be strong and take heart and wait on the Lord." The Lord hears your cry for mercy for Katy, The Lord is her strength and shield, her heart trusts in him and is helped. i know this verse goes for all of you also. i just put Katy's name in the verse instead of the family.
"Find rest, o my soul, in God alone; my hope comes from him. He alone is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will not be shaken. My salvation and my honor depend on God; he is my mighty rock, my refuge. Trust in him in all times, O people; pour out your hearts to him, for God is our refuge." Ps 62:5-8
We will continue to keep you in our prayers as you continue this long difficult journey. Lenny, I praise God that you so selfishly have stayed to take care of your sister. What an absolute blessing to Katy and your family that you were able to do so at this time in your life. That was positively a God thing. God Bless you all. love, molly
Katy and all Reels,
I'm late weighing in on this thread, as Miriam's p.s. might make clear. My thoughts, prayers and heart have not forgotten you, though, and I have been pleased to hear further good reports through Miriam. My primary prayers for you continue to be for healing and sustaining strength for Katy, and sustaining strength, faith and hope for all of you. Oh, I wish I could do more, but how could I ever do *more* for you than Christ, alone, can do?? In Him is your strength, in Him is your Hope, and in Him is Life. Keep "looking unto Jesus. . . ."
Love, Vicki-in-Tucson
P.S. Miriam, I'm sure I'm going to clobber you. Yes. Uh-huh. Actually, I started crying when I saw your P.S. Thank you, my oh-so-dear friend!
Katy,
Seems like you got a lot to read here.
Perhaps you'll run across my comment here and know that I'm thinking about you. Even so, I will continue to pray.
Keith
Hi again, Just a note to let you know that you are all in our thoughts and prayers. Love, Julia
Daily, daily, and more we pray. We pray that the Lord will remind you of how precious you are and how precious He is during this Christmas season. May you rejoice and be glad as we celebrate His birth. May you have joy, for the Lord has come. Much love, vicki king
Dear Katy and Reels:
I just wanted to say I've been thinking of you all--good news came yesterday that Katy was able to sit up, so I am glad! I will keep praying for her eyesight, her strength, and her healing.
The Lord is with you; He is mighty to save. Hold onto this.
Blessings,
Kirsten
KATY,
I LOVE YOU!
Michelle
Dear Katy and family, How weary you must be. What a gift that you have such a deep and tender love for one another. God bless you with the joy and peace that comes from being loved so well - loved by God, by each other and by your many friends and family. I will pray for hope and stamina. Merry Christmas!!! Love, Jen Kortepeter
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