Today Leif’s day started in the normal way, breakfast,
medications, and therapy. Around
lunch time his doctor recognized Leif‘s blood pressure was high and that there
was increased swelling around the incision area. This condition was causing sleepiness and some disorientation.
Leif’s main health care managers and doctors decided the best solution
was to send Leif to University Hospital NICU. Leif arrived at University
Hospital at about 4:30 PM. We arrived a bit later and Leif shared with us that
he was having a different type of pain in his trauma area, more intense. Leif
had a CT scan which was reviewed by the neurologist and medical staff. The doctors are proactive in their approach to eliminate any
problems before they can get bigger. They will look at possible infections,
fluids, medications, and other potential causes for this problem. Let’s pray that the recommendations by the medical team are
the right solutions to correct this serious problem. By the Grace of God Leif
will be back at HealthSouth and plugging into his therapies very soon.
Blog Friends; thanks so much for being there for Leif. When you
are in the deep, you need the prayers and the help of your friends. God Bless!
Written by Pop
Thanks for the update Dad. Leif will get better with all of these prayers!
ReplyDelete5 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we[a] have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we now stand. And we[b] boast in the hope of the glory of God. 3 Not only so, but we[c] also glory in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; 4 perseverance, character; and character, hope. 5 And hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, who has been given to us." Romans 5:4
ReplyDeleteThis is one of my favorite verses in all of scripture and one I come back to quite often as I find that it applies often in my life. I see that this scripture applies to all that are close to Leif as he walks out his hardship. But glory be to God he makes us all new! My heart and prayers are with you all!
Josh
Leif,
ReplyDeleteLifting you up daily in prayer and thought, knowing you are going thru some valleys now. You have been a inspiration to me of how you have always carried yourself as a Christian man.
Here is a verse that I have been giving some thought to. I know you will enjoy pondering.
"As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.” Isaiah 55:
Love YA
Uncle Steve