It is now one year ago that I was in hospital in critical condition and an urgent prayer request went out on my behalf. I had been in hospital last year about 10 days in January, another 10 days in early February with worsening respiratory condition, and then back in hospital with respiratory failure later in February. My oxygen level dropped to 31% and my carbon dioxide level was 3 to 4 times the limit. High carbon dioxide leads to being incoherent, then unconscious, and then to death. I had been getting more incoherent over the previous weeks and was slipping into unconsciousness. While I was in critical condition a specialist was telling my wife how serious my condition was. She told him that many people were praying for me and the doctor said "That is what he needs." PRAISE GOD for he hears and answers prayer and breathed into me the breath of life. He also gave wisdom to the medical team and I ended up with a tracheostomy and on a ventilator to help keep my carbon dioxide level under control. I appreciate so much all the messages expressing your prayers for me as I was there recovering until mid April. I improved quite well and was able to go back to work part time by June. I still have a trach and use the ventilator at night to improve my breathing while I sleep. I recently had a test which showed that my carbon dioxide level is still under control. Praise the Lord for his goodness.
I still have some ongoing health conditions but thank God for the great measure of health improvement he has given. Philippians 1:6 (KJV Bible) "Being confident of this very thing, that he which hath begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ." Praise God he has begun a good work and will complete the work through Jesus Christ. Glory to God.
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hi David! I am glad you're writing a blog - I have subscribed to it and look forward to reading about your life & thoughts :) Keep sharing! Also thank Mary Anne for informing me(& everyone else) about it... ;)
See Daddy? I told you people would want to read it.
That's nice that you're using your blog to give updates on your health! I have some links for you from my blog from last year, for your reference (and so you can read the nice comments that people had left when you were sick):
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Thanks Mary for that series of links. Reading them brought tears to my eyes. (Dab Dab Dab Dab)
But they are tears of joy for how everyone prayed for me. And a whole year has gone by since the last time you had to report your Dad was in critical condition.
You got Sitemeter! And can now see that I visited your blog! Cute!
You can also make it so that it ignores your own visits (because I can see that the first visitor was clearly you).
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