Tuesday, October 13

Today was a day of waiting. Rex was told earlier this morning that he would be discharged later today. For many hours he waited expectantly for his discharge. Unfortunately, his biopsy results did not arrive today and he needs to stay one more night. Since his transplant, all of his biopsy results have been great and we are not concerned about these results. Rex is doing awesome and continues to grow stronger each day. He was his very chipper and chatty self today, cracking jokes and sharing stories with all the nurses, techs, and docs. He's anxious to get back to the apartment, but handled the news of needing to stay one more day very well. He should count this extra day as a blessing considering the docs dropped the heart healthy diet restrictions while he is there (meaning all food is available to him)so that he can regain his appetite after being tube fed so long. We all know that once he's home, he's mine and I don't mess around with his diet! Any who, all looks for great for him coming home tomorrow sometime.

Earlier today I was thinking over the last 12 days and marveling at how amazing God is. Sometimes, we are blessed enough to be used by Him, other times we get to see Him at work though others, and then there are those times when He uses no one and we get to stand in awe of His majesty! These last 12 days I saw God work through doctors and nurses and I was able to see God perform a miracle in healing Rex all on his own. I consider it a privilege to be able to witness it all. I also know that should the outcome not have been what it is, God still would have been very much in control and would have been there to lead us all down that other path. I was reading Psalm 96 tonight and felt compelled to share a portion of it with you all.

"Sing to the Lord a new song; sing to the Lord, all the earth.
Sing to the Lord, praise his name; proclaim his salvation day after day.
Declare his glory among the nations, his marvelous deeds among all the peoples.
For great is the Lord and most worthy of praise"

Psalm 96: 1-4a

I do so praise God for the work he has done in Rex's physical healing. It is clearly His hands that have healed and I look forward to the continued great work he will do in Rex's life. Please join me in giving praise to our great God for his marvelous deeds!