Hooray! It's Sunday!

Getting ready for church.

 

Yesterday's dialysis went okaywith a few hitches.

 

Slept a lot

 

Said goodbye to my son Jackie and his family as they went back to North Carolina.

 

It was a great week.

 

I was lax on considering others the last few days.  Hope to get back on the track today

Bloodless Thursday

Hey!  I got out of dialysis today without bleeding all over the place.

 

Other than being completely whipped, I'm doing fine.

 

Please pray for Tracy H. and her family who are grieving on the loss of a loved one last week.

Merry Christmas

I'm so glad that God sent His only Son to save us.  As we meet with our family and friends, remember what this special day is all about.

 

Now, on another light....

 

I finished dialysis day bleeding all over the place.  This is the 3rd time.  After they unplug the needles, it takes about a half hour for the blood to clot.  Unfortunately, I need more time for my body to work. The last time I lost about a pint of blood before they got it stopped.

 

Oh well

 

Have a great Christmas

I'm grateful for friends!

I don't usually look to see who is going to pick me up from dialysis.  That way it's kind of a surprise. 

 

Sure enough one of you smiling friends comes along to pick me up.  I have to say you're all a tremendous encouragement to me.

 

Thank you so much for your faithfulness. 

 

Please remember to pray for Ken since his last bout in the hospital he's been in pretty tough shape and is usually sleeping when I'm ready to leave dialysis

 

If I don't see you before next week I want to wish you a very merry Christmas.  Let's take time to remember the birth of Jesus Christ and the reason He came to this earth for us..

Doing Fine

Good dialysis today. Had a rough week, but better today.
Normally when I go to church, I'm looking to encourage others, and that I will still do. But to be honest, tomorrow, I'm looking for a little encouragement. Yes, I know, feeling sorry for myself. Sorry, hey, you found out, I'm not perfect.

I know that when I hear God's word preached tomorrow, it will be encouraging to me and I'm looking forward to that.

Finally took a shower..

phew!

I had my catheter removed yesterday. Other than a jolt of pain for a few seconds, everything went well.

I took a loooooong shower and it was so good not to have to worry about getting my bandages wet.

Got word that our friend Sherry passed away. She was a great Christian, mother and friend. I'm sure she'll be missed.

Some good news...... Ken from dialysis was here today. He was in a pretty deep sleep so I didn't wake him. I'm glad he's still here. He is now using a catheter for his bladder so that's another situation for him. PLEASE take a moment each day to pray for his salvation. Thanks

My new medications are working better. Less pain, but more tiredness. Is helping blood pressure.

If you have time to pray for me, please pray mostly for my attitude. I want to be a testimony for all the Lord allows me to be with. I love being a Christian, I love going to CBC and I'd like others around me to have what I have!

Thanks for your support and prayers.

Dan

Getting catheter surgery today

Today about 1 pm, I'm going to have surgery to remove the catheter tubes from my chest. The tubes are stuck into my artery and vein. Because of complications from them in the past year, I've had to have 15 of them! So, finally after they remove them I'll be able to take a normal shower (bet you're glad).

The procedure should only take 15 minutes and most of the time it's no big deal, but most of the time when I go in, just before they start the procedure, I realize that this could be fatal. I've woken up during some of the procedures to find that the anesthetic has wore off and they are cutting on me without pain relief! During those times that I feel someone cutting on me, the doctor says, "hold still". Another time, they removed a tube and my artery went squirting all over the room and the blood hit one of the doctors in the eye.

Anyway, these are times that really makes life and death real. But for the most part, it is a simple procedure.

Really enjoyed the privilege to be able to go to church yesterday. We are so blessed in this country!

Love, Dan